Encyclopedias
Encylopedias
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Probably the largest website on the internet
This online encyclopaedia offers a comprehensive database of information which can be searched by keyword or alphabetically.
MathWorld
This staggering site includes more than 4,000 figures, 100 animated graphics, 950 live Java applets and more than 10,000 mathematical entries.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Perseus
Perseus is an evolving digital library recording time, space, and language. Includes approximately 30,000 images of architecture, sculpture, coins and vases.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
A-Z Listings
Botany
The Encyclopedia of Flowers and Plants is a resource for all of your gardening needs providing information on the description of the plants and their methods of cultivation.
Encyclopaedia
This online encyclopaedia offers a comprehensive database of information which can be searched by keyword or alphabetically.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Reference Suite is a complete home reference library. Some information is available for free, otherwise you need to subscribe.
Encyclopaedia of Symbols
Symbols contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics with 1,600 articles about their histories.
Encyclopaedia of the Orient
An information resource specialising in the Middle East and North Africa. Published by a Norwegian publisher whose aim is to provide a moderated view of the area.
Ethnologue
Web access to the entire text of Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Includes descriptions, name and family indexes, language family trees to 6,703 languages.
I Love Languages
Whether you're looking for online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature or translation services - here it is.
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
Medical Encyclopedia
Illustrated health care information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, USA.
Perseus
Perseus is an evolving digital library recording time, space, and language. Includes approximately 30,000 images of architecture, sculpture, coins and vases.
Spartacus
Taken from a variety of published text books this source carries information on an eclectic range of subjects from American slavery to the Industrial Revolution.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An ongoing project, each entry is refereed, maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the relevant field.
http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html
Tech Web
Illustrated encyclopedia of computer terms and concepts. Based on The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia carrying more than 20,000 entries.
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
World Art Treasures
This is a series of thematic presentations some with audio devoted to the loave and preservation of art. Based on 100,000 slides; ancient to modern and international
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
World of Mathematics
This staggering site includes more than 4,000 figures, 100 animated graphics, 950 live Java applets and more than 10,000 mathematical entries.
ZYRA
This eccentric and eclectic site contains thousands of pages of information on a wealth of subjects.