development of encyclopaediasIt was not until the 1860s that three of the most useful handbooks that were in daily use late into the 20th century began to appear. The Statesman’s Year-Book, important for its statistical and political information, began publication in 1864. In 1868 the English publisher Joseph Whitaker first issued his Whitaker’s Almanack, and the World Almanack...
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