#encyclopedias

[trilobutch]

Diagram of the ant life cycle by James Teason, 2013 edition World Book Encyclopedia

Ants develop in four stages: (1) egg, (2) larva, (3) pupa, and (4) adult. Ant eggs hatch within a few days into larvae. The larval stage lasts a few weeks. In some species, the larvae spin a cocoon before becoming pupae. The pupal stage lasts from one to several weeks. The adult ant then emerges.

[lindahall]

Ephraim Chambers – Scientist of the Day

Ephraim Chambers, an English encyclopedist, died on May 15, 1740.  

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[allhailthe70shousewife]

They turn out by the dozens every year for The Salesman Parade.

[stone-cold-groove]

The greatest family treasure of all can be yours now! Ad for the newest edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1953.

[arconinternet]

Encyclopaedia of Things That Never Were (Book, Michael F. Page & Robert Ingpen, 1985)

You can read it here.

[cuties-in-codices]

medieval stores (& personified virtues)

from a copy of the encyclopedic "trésor" by brunetto latini, illuminated by the "master of the geneva latini", rouen, c. 1450-80

source: Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 160, fol. 82r

[curiouscatalog]

Sea life!

Diderot, Denis, and Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert. Recueil de Planches, Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Libéraux, et Les Arts Méchaniques, Avec Leur Explication. Paris: Briasson [etc.], 1762.

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