GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
You may well remember the Encyclopaedia Britannica that your parents had brought from a doorstop salesman and often gathered dust in a bookcase for many years. It nevertheless contained a wealth of knowledge which we could dip into from time to time often to help with school exams.
These days however if you want to impress your children or grandchildren (or maybe help with their homework) or to brush up for a pub quiz the Internet has all the answers.
One of the best places to start a search is WIKIPEDIA an online encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. A recipe for disaster you may well think, but in fact it is self policing to a degree and provides a great introduction to many subjects as well as a surprising level of detail on a lot of them.
Not to be outdone THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA is also now availableONLINE.
And here’s a site which recommends five ONLINE ENCYCLOPAEDIAS for when you are helping with your children or grandchildren’s homework.
Another good free on line collection of knowledge is ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM.
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You may well remember the Encyclopaedia Britannica that your parents had brought from a doorstop salesman and often gathered dust in a bookcase for many years. It nevertheless contained a wealth of knowledge which we could dip into from time to time often to help with school exams.
These days however if you want to impress your children or grandchildren (or maybe help with their homework) or to brush up for a pub quiz the Internet has all the answers.
One of the best places to start a search is WIKIPEDIA an online encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. A recipe for disaster you may well think, but in fact it is self policing to a degree and provides a great introduction to many subjects as well as a surprising level of detail on a lot of them.
Not to be outdone THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA is also now availableONLINE.
And here’s a site which recommends five ONLINE ENCYCLOPAEDIAS for when you are helping with your children or grandchildren’s homework.
Another good free on line collection of knowledge is ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM.
PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK BY POSTING A COMMENT. SIMPLY CLICK THE LEFT BUTTON OF YOUR MOUSE ON THE FIELDS "NAME", "EMAIL" AND THEN "COMMENT" BELOW AND COMPLETE THEM IN TURN THEN GO DOWN THE PAGE AND CLICK ON “SUBMIT”.
THIS WEBSITE IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY.
