The Life of the Mind:The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert

A crowning achievement of the Enlightenment, the Encyclopedia edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert has been an inspiration to intellectual pack rats for more than two centuries. Published between 1751 and 1777, the project included 32 volumes amply illustrated with engraved plates. The online version is in English with hyperlinks to the original French editions. The project is based at the University of Michigan Library, although contributors to the project are scattered across the virtual globe. Don't miss the "Map of the System of Human Knowledge," the Syntopicon of its day. <http://www.hti.umich.edu/d/did/>