Cyclopedia, cyclopaedia or cyclopedien is an archaic term for

encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

. The term may specifically refer to: *'' Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'', 1728, edited by Ephraim Chambers *''

Rees's Cyclopædia Rees's ''Cyclopædia'', in full ''The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature'' was an important 19th-century British encyclopaedia edited by Rev. Abraham Rees (1743–1825), a Presbyterian minister and scholar w ...

'', 1802–20, edited by Abraham Rees *'' Penny Cyclopaedia'', edited by George Long, published from 1833 to 1843 *'' Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts'', 1852–54, edited by Charles Tomlinson *''

New American Cyclopaedia New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

'', 1857–63, editors George Ripley and Charles A. Dana *''

The English Cyclopaedia The ''English Cyclopaedia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge'' (London, 1854–1862, 4to, 23 vols., 12,117 pages; supplements, 1869–1873, 4 vols., 2858 pages), was published by Charles Knight (publisher), Charles Knight, based on the ''Pe ...

'', 1866, edited by Charles Knight * ''

American Cyclopaedia American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

'', 1873–76, the successor to the ''New American Cyclopaedia'', the primary editors were George Ripley and Charles A. Dana * '' Cyclopedia of Universal History'', 1880–84, World History * ''

Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States ''The Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers'' was an encyclopedia edited by John Joseph Lalor, first published in New York City in 1881 by Mayn ...

'', 1881, edited by John Joseph Lalor *''

Johnson's New Universal Cyclopaedia The 12-volume ''Universal Cyclopaedia'' was edited by Charles Kendall Adams, and was published by D. Appleton & Company in 1900. The name was changed to ''Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas'' in 1902, with editor . History This was the culmination ...

'', 1876, edited by Frederick Barnard and Arnold Guyot *''

Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia The 12-volume ''Universal Cyclopaedia'' was edited by Charles Kendall Adams, and was published by D. Appleton & Company in 1900. The name was changed to ''Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas'' in 1902, with editor . History This was the culmination ...

'', 1893, edited by Charles Kendall Adams *''

Pears Cyclopaedia ''Pears' Cyclopaedia'' was a one-volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom. Pears' Soap launched the original ''Pears' Shilling Cyclopaedia'' in December 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The first edition containe ...

'', a one volume encyclopaedia originally published in the United Kingdom by Pears Soap as ''Pears Shilling Cyclopaedia'' in December 1897 *''

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary ''Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary'' is an encyclopedic medical dictionary published by F.A. Davis Company since 1940 by Clarence Wilbur Taber. ''Taber's'' is a recommended medical reference book for libraries and attorneys. It is available ...

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Universal Cyclopaedia The 12-volume ''Universal Cyclopaedia'' was edited by Charles Kendall Adams, and was published by D. Appleton & Company in 1900. The name was changed to ''Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas'' in 1902, with editor . History This was the culmination ...

'', 1900, edited by Charles Kendall Adams *''

Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas The 12-volume ''Universal Cyclopaedia'' was edited by Charles Kendall Adams, and was published by D. Appleton & Company in 1900. The name was changed to ''Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas'' in 1902, with editor . History This was the culmination ...

'', 1902, edited by Rossiter Johnson *''

The Baseball Cyclopedia ''The Baseball Cyclopedia'' was the first encyclopedia covering major league baseball. It was compiled and published by sportswriter Ernest J. Lanigan, who served as the editor of the sports section of the ''New York Press''. The nephew of ''S ...

'', 1922, by

Ernest J. Lanigan Ernest John Lanigan (January 4, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois – February 6, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American sportswriter and historian on the subject of baseball. He was considered the premier baseball statistician and histori ...

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*The ''

Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia The ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' is a 1991 book published by TSR, Inc., as a continuation of the basic edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, which ran concurrently with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Its ...

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