My Granny had one published in 1901
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my parents had a ‘world book encyclopedia’ from 1858 that i was using until i graduated college in 1985…. in 1992 i bought one of the last print editions of encyclopedia brittanica. (still have that since there are no newer editions in print)
Very jealous, Keith.
Relied on World Book at the library all the way to Uni then…computers.
Inherited a full set of late 80’s Britannica (with a host of year books) recently and just as quickly lost them in a house move (me in hospital and lovely helpers who couldn’t figure why one would keep encyclopaedias)
And I’m not even a hoarder!!
Research shows that you learn better from books than from reading on a screen. University of Houston published their results a few years back. Apparently, reading in a book allows for tactile and visual memory to attach to the words being read, creating more avenues for memory recall. Only when the person reads it, writes it, hears it, and says it does the knowledge fully embed.
Reading on a screen satisfies the first level of curiosity. But knowing that you can look it up any time you want eliminates the “need” to remember.
Case in point: phone numbers.
I grew up with 3 sets (A child’s set, my father’s set -mostly engineering terms, and a normal set. When ever I asked a question of my parents I was told “Look it up.” While paging through volumes I frequently saw something that made me stop & look. That’s where I really learned – all sorts of stuff.