The Reader’s Guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Title

The reader's guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica : A handbook containing sixty-six courses of systematic study or occasional reading

Original Publication

London: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1913.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

AE: General Works: Encyclopedias

Subject

Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 74039

Release Date

July 14, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE READER’S GUIDE TO THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
2. 2.INTRODUCTION
3. 3.Table of Contents
4. 4.Part I Courses of Reading Especially Useful to Those Engaged In Certain Occupations or Preparing for Them — CHAPTER I FOR FARMERS — GETTING “GROUNDWORK” KNOWLEDGE — CHAPTER II FOR STOCK-RAISERS — CHAPTER III FOR DAIRY FARMERS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE BRITANNICA ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH FARMING, STOCK-RAISING AND DAIRYING — CHAPTER IV FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS: GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY — CHAPTER V FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF TEXTILES — A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IN THE BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF TEXTILE GOODS — CHAPTER VI FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MACHINERY — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MACHINES AND APPLIANCES DESCRIBED IN THE BRITANNICA AND GENERAL SUBJECTS AND ARTICLES ON MACHINERY — CHAPTER VII FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF METALS, HARDWARE, GLASS AND CHINA — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES AND SUBJECTS IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE IN METAL, HARDWARE, GLASS AND CHINA MANUFACTURE AND TRADE — CHAPTER VIII FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES, INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES, IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS — CHAPTER IX FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF LEATHER AND LEATHER GOODS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES AND OF SUBJECTS IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE IN THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF LEATHER AND LEATHER GOODS — CHAPTER X FOR JEWELLERS, CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS AND MERCHANTS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN JEWELRY, CLOCKS, AND WATCHES — CHAPTER XI FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES — CHAPTER XII FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF CHEMICALS AND DRUGS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CHEMICALS AND DRUGS — CHAPTER XIII FOR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF FOOD PRODUCTS — CHAPTER XIV FOR INSURANCE MEN — CHAPTER XV FOR ARCHITECTS — For Italian Renaissance — The French Renaissance — Spanish Renaissance — English Renaissance — German Renaissance — Renaissance in Belgium and Holland — For the Classical Revival in the British Isles — English Gothic Revival — France (Figs. 122–129 in article Architecture ) — The Last 50 Years — Classical Revival in Germany — French Classicism — English “Commonsense” — CHAPTER XVI FOR BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS — CHAPTER XVII FOR DECORATORS AND DESIGNERS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THOSE ENGAGED IN DECORATING, DESIGNING, INTERIOR FURNISHING AND ALL FORMS OF ART HANDICRAFT — CHAPTER XVIII FOR RAILROAD MEN — CHAPTER XIX FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION MEN — CHAPTER XX FOR ENGINEERS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO ENGINEERS — CHAPTER XXI FOR PRINTERS, BINDERS AND PAPER-MAKERS AND ALL WHO LOVE BOOKS — CHAPTER XXII FOR JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS — CHAPTER XXIII FOR TEACHERS — CHAPTER XXIV FOR MINISTERS — CHAPTER XXV FOR PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS AND DENTISTS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION — CHAPTER XXVI FOR LAWYERS — CHAPTER XXVII FOR BANKERS AND FINANCIERS — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF INTEREST TO BANKERS — CHAPTER XXVIII FOR CIVIL SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND STUDENTS PREPARING FOR SERVICE EXAMINATIONS — CHAPTER XXIX FOR ARMY OFFICERS — CHAPTER XXX FOR NAVAL OFFICERS
5. 5.Part II Courses of Educational Reading to Supplement Or Take the Place of School or University Studies — CHAPTER XXXI MUSIC — (1) EVOLUTION OF MUSIC — HARMONIC ORIGINS — THE GOLDEN AGE — THE FIRST ROMANTIC MOVEMENT — THE 17th CENTURY AND AFTER — THE RISE OF THE SONATA — NEW PATHS — (2) THEORETICAL ARTICLES — (3) MUSICAL FORMS — (4) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS — CHAPTER XXXII THE FINE ARTS: GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY — CHAPTER XXXIII PAINTING, DRAWING, ETC. — CHAPTER XXXIV SCULPTURE — LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE FINE ARTS — CHAPTER XXXV LANGUAGE AND WRITING — CHAPTER XXXVI LITERATURE, INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL — CHAPTER XXXVII AMERICAN LITERATURE — CHAPTER XXXVIII ENGLISH LITERATURE — CHAPTER XXXIX GERMAN LITERATURE — CHAPTER XL GREEK LITERATURE — CHAPTER XLI BIBLE STUDY — CHAPTER XLII HISTORY, INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL — CHAPTER XLIII AMERICAN HISTORY — CHAPTER XLIV CANADIAN HISTORY — CHAPTER XLV ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND IRISH HISTORY — ENGLISH HISTORY — CHAPTER XLVI FRENCH HISTORY — CHAPTER XLVII THE FAR EAST — INDIA — CHINA — JAPAN — CHAPTER XLVIII ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE — CHAPTER XLIX HEALTH AND DISEASE — ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA RELATING TO MEDICAL SCIENCE — CHAPTER L GEOGRAPHY AND EXPLORATION — CHAPTER LI ANTHROPOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY — CHAPTER LII MATHEMATICS — CHAPTER LIII ASTRONOMY — LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ON ASTRONOMY — CHAPTER LIV PHYSICS — ( I ) Matter and Motion — ( II ) Sound — ( III ) Light — ( IV ) Heat — ( V ) Electricity and Magnetism — ARTICLES ON THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN THE BRITANNICA, INCLUDING THOSE ON FAMOUS PHYSICISTS — CHAPTER LV CHEMISTRY — CHEMISTRY—GENERAL — INORGANIC CHEMISTRY — ORGANIC CHEMISTRY — BIOGRAPHIES — CHAPTER LVI GEOLOGY — LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO STUDENTS OF GEOLOGY — CHAPTER LVII BIOLOGY GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY — BIOGRAPHIES OF BIOLOGISTS — CHAPTER LVIII BOTANY — Botany: Systematic — Botany: Natural History — CHAPTER LIX ZOOLOGY — LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ON ZOOLOGY — Zoology: General — Zoology, Systematic : Invertebrata — Zoology, Systematic : Vertebrata — Zoology, Natural History : Mammals — Zoology, Natural History : Birds — Zoology, Natural History : Reptiles — Zoology, Natural History : Fishes — Zoology, Natural History : Batrachians — Zoology, Natural History : Insects — Zoology, Natural History : Other Invertebrata — Zoology, Palaeontology — CHAPTER LX PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
6. 6.Part III Devoted to the Interests of Children — CHAPTER LXI FOR PARENTS — CHAPTER LXII FOR SCHOOL-CHILDREN — CHAPTER LXIII SOME QUESTIONS CHILDREN SOMETIMES ASK, AND SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK CHILDREN
7. 7.Part IV Readings on Questions of the Day Which Relate to the Duties of American Citizenship and to Current Politics — CHAPTER LXIV QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
8. 8.Part V Readings for Women — CHAPTER LXV FOR WOMEN
9. 9.Part VI Readings In Connection With Recreation and Vacations — CHAPTER LXVI RECREATION AND VACATION — MOTORING — PHOTOGRAPHY — OUT-DOOR GAMES — INDOOR GAMES — TRAVEL AT HOME AND ABROAD

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