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List of Internet Encyclopedias List of Internet encyclopedias This is a list of notable online encyclopedias that are freely accessible on the Internet. Site Language Description Access Collaborative systems for Appropedia English sustainability, poverty reduction Free and international development Citizendium English General interest, wiki Free Columbia English General interest Free Encyclopedia American conservative and Conservapedia English Free Christian interests Collection of articles on Digital Universe English educational, cultural, and Free scientific topics Limited free access and Encyclopædia English General interest features,subscrip Britannica tionfor full access Public domain: Encyclopædia completely free Britannica –1911 English General interest access from Edition several online sources Free Infoplease English General interest Free King Abdulllah Abdul Aziz Arabic, Health encyclopedia Health English Encyclopedia Site Language Description Access General interest - Affiliated with English Unification Church; in part, selects New World and rewrites certain Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia articles to reflect Unification Church values. Probert English General interest Free Encyclopaedia Articles are written by scholars Scholarpedia English and peer-reviewed for accuracy Free Biography Site Language Description Access The original 19th century version of the above. Available Dictionary of English free in a variety of places, either Free (see left) National Biography as transcriptions or images of the printed volumes MacTutor History of Mathematics English Biographies of mathematicians Free archive A wiki encyclopedia that allows MyWikiBiz English people and enterprises to write Free about themselves Antiquities, arts, and literature Site Language Description Access A Dictionary of Incorporates text from the Greek and Roman 19th century encyclopedia of English Free Antiquities the same name. Focuses on topics of cultural Site Language Description Access and historical Greek and Roman significance. EncyclopediaMythica Contains articles on English mythology, folklore, and Free religion Harpers Dictionary of English Covers subjects of Free Classical classical antiquity Antiquities Culture and country-specific Site Language Description Access Encyclopedia of Articles on the English Free Alabama state of Alabama A project of the Central Arkansas Library System and Encyclopedia of English is the only U.S. state Free Arkansas encyclopedia sponsored by a public library Dictionary of Articles on the history and English Free Sydney culture of Sydney, Australia Dictionary of Greek and English Focuses on topic relating to Free Roman Greek and Roman geography Geography English, plans for a Topics on the influence of the Encyclopædia future Persianversi Iranian peoples throughout Free Iranica on history Encyclopedia of Korean Korea-related topics Free Korean Culture Free Gazetteer for Articles on the geography and English Scotland locations of Scotland Site Language Description Access Free, Public Jewish The state of Judaism and English domain Encyclopedia the Jews (as of 1901) Free Jewish Virtual Portals to essential English Library Jewish topics Middle East and North Looklex English ( African topics (known as Free Encyclopaedia based inNorway) CiAS 1996-1999) New Georgia Articles on the U.S. Free English Encyclopedia state Georgia Free Oregon Blue English Articles pertaining to Oregon Book Free The Oregon English Articles pertaining to Oregon Encyclopedia General interest. Designed to Thai, limited Panyathai honor the Thai king Free English BhumibolAdulyadej TeAra: The The New Zealand government Encyclopedia of English, M ori site with content on the Free New Zealand country Encyclopedia of English Ukraine related articles Free Ukraine andUkrainian Encyclopedia Articles on Virginia's history English Free Virginia and culture English-Turkish sentencebased corpus- Yeminlisozluk Turkish Free encyclopedia of general interest (Sözlük) Pop culture and fiction Site Languag e Description Access Focuses on articles pertaining to Pokémon, Bulbapedia English including the Pokémon Free moves, TV shows and movies. Don Focuses on articles Markstein'sToono English pertaining to print and Free pedia animated cartoons Satirical NSFW wiki mostly covering EncyclopediaDramatica English Internet memes ; Free claims to be based on the Devil's Dictionary. Contains articles pertaining to the Fringepedia English American Free television drama Fringe. Collection of sometimes humorous encyclopedia articles, H2G2 English Free based on Douglas Adams'sThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. English, Dutch, Contains articles French, pertaining to the German,Hebrew, Heroes Wiki American Free Italian,Portuguese, television drama Spanish, Swedish,Tu Heroes. rkish English, German, Spanish, French, Contains articles Italian, Lostpedia pertaining to the hit Free Japanese,Dutch, drama Lost Polish,Portuguese, Russian, Chinese English, Bulgarian, Articles about Star Memory Alpha Chinese, Czech,Dutc h, Free Trek Esperanto, French, Site Languag e Description Access German,Polish,Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish The Encyclopedia of Authors, books, films English Free Science Fiction of SF The Articles on fake bands RocklopediaFakebandic English from popular Free a entertainment Articles related to the devices and English, German, conventions that a Esperanto, Spanish, fiction writer can TV Tropes French, Norwegian, Free reasonably rely on as Finnish, Swedish, Al being present in the Bhed, Quenya audience members' minds and expectations English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Finnish, French, Georgian,Hu ngarian, Italian, Japanese, The Vault Fallout-related articles Free Korean,Lithuanian, Dutch,Norwegian, P olish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish,Turkish, Chinese English, German, Spanish,Bulgarian, D anish,Finnish, French,Croatian,Hun garian, Italian, Star Wars-related Wookieepedia Free Japanese, articles Dutch,Norwegian, P olish, Portuguese, Russian,Romanian, S lovak,Slovene, Site Language Description Access Swedish, Chinese English, German, Spanish, French, Czech, Danish,Greek, Persia n, Finnish, Hebrew , Hungarian,Icelandic, Italian,Lithuanian,Latvian, World of WoWWiki Dutch,Nynorsk, Bok Warcraftrelated Free mål, Polish, articles Portuguese,Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Korean, Japanese, Chinese English, Spanish, World of French, Czech, Warcraft and Wowpedia Free Russian WarcraftUniver se -related articles Mathematics Site Language Description Access Free Cut-the-knot English Mathematics related topics Encyclopedia of Encompasses articles on the English Free Mathematics topic of mathematics English, Articles on mathematical EqWorld Free Russian equations Free Articles on a wide variety of MathWorld English math related topics Site Language Description Access Free On-Line Encyclopedia of number Encyclopedia of English sequences (what is next term Integer after 1,2,4,9,20,48,115, ..., say?) Sequences Free/GNU PlanetMath English Math related topics and articles A project to establish a "distributed, computerized The QED repository that rigorously English Free Project represents all important, established mathematical knowledge." Music Site Languag Description Access e Retail sites Allmusic English Music-related topics Database of audio Free Discogs English releases EncyclopaediaMetallum Archives of heavy English Free metal bands Encyclopedic database LyricWiki English Free of song lyrics Articles on Israeli music MOOMA Hebrew Free and musical artists MusicBrainz English Database of audio Free albums Bio- and discographies MusicMight English Free of rock bands Site Languag Description Access e New Gibraltar Vast progressiverock Encyclopedia of English database of bios, news Free Progressive Rock and reviews Encyclopedia on Chinese contemporary Rock in China English underground music Free (rock, punk, metal, jazz, hiphop, etc.) Philosophy Site Language Description Access Encyclopedia of multilingual Topics related to the Marxism study of Marxism Free Internet Encyclopedia Philosophy related English of Philosophy articles Free Routledge Encyclopedia of English Philosophy articles Subscription Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of English Philosophy subjects Free Philosophy Politics and history Acces Site Language Description s Campaigns English Political issues and campaigns Free Wikia Seeks to improve on public Congresspedia English information through articles about Free US Congress specifics Acces Site Language Description s Cyclopaediaof Articles pertaining to science, Politica economics, and American authors. English Free l The 1899 edition is available Science online A political encyclopedia written from a dKosopedia English Free left/progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view Encyclopedia of World English Presents articles on perceived Free Problems and human problems Human Potential Articles on the history HistoryLink English Free of Washington State Arabic, English, Chinese, An academic encyclopedia on the JurisPedia Free French, concepts of law German, Spanish,Dutch Religion and theology Site Languag Description Acces e s Boston CollaborativeEncyclopedia English Articles on Western Free, of Western Christian theology Public Theology domain Free, Catholic Topics relating to English Public Encyclopedia Catholicism domain Site Languag Description Acces e s ChristianCyclopedia A collection of historical and English Free theological information Free, Articles on Christianity and Easton's Bible Dictionary English Public theology Domain Contains articles pertaining English to "the Literary,
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