Abstract
A NEW edition of this work is welcome, for in spite of the many encyclopaedias now available, Chambers's still holds its place. It is not exhaustive and does not claim to be a compendium of all knowledge, but at the same time it would be difficult to find any subject of general interest that finds no place in its volumes. The work has the further merit of easy reference, the subdivisions of the larger subjects being arranged in their respective places in the alphabet. The form and appearance of the pages which have been familiar to several generations are unchanged, but the matter has been revised, new articles being given where necessary and others brought up-to-date. New coloured maps, mostly by Bartholomew, have been added. That of North America needs a little revision in the north of Greenland, but for all general purposes they are excellent. The illustrations would appear to be mainly the woodcuts of earlier editions.
Chambers's Encyclopedia: a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge.
New edition, edited by Dr. David Patrick William Geddie. Vol. 1: A to Beatty. Pp. vi + 824. (London and Edinburgh: W. and R. Chambers, Ltd.; Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1923.) 20s. net.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Chambers's Encyclopedia: a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Nature 111, 597 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111597a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/111597a0