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The Household Cyclopedia is a book of general knowledge published in 1881. We should become familiar with the knowledge of that era so we don't have to reinvent the wheel for | The Household Cyclopedia is a book of general knowledge published in 1881. It was scanned and reproduced as a website by Matthew Spong in 1998, and converted to a printable file in 2005. The site is [http://www.mspong.org/cyclopedia still online]. | ||
We should become familiar with the knowledge of that era so that we don't have to reinvent the wheel for ''everything''. That said, we need to be careful as we sort through this material. We may have forgotten a lot of knowledge, but we have also gained a tremendous amount of other knowledge. | |||
[[File:Household_Cyclopedia_Cover.gif|400px|thumb|right]] | [[File:Household_Cyclopedia_Cover.gif|400px|thumb|right]] | ||
==Relevant Stuff Elsewhere on the OSE Wiki== | ==Relevant Stuff Elsewhere on the OSE Wiki== | ||
* Internal copy as .pdf file ( | * Internal copy as .pdf file (can be inserted here if needed - file is 14 Mb and will have to be split) | ||
* [[Household Cyclopedia on Metallurgy]] | * [[Household Cyclopedia on Metallurgy]] | ||
* [[Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm]] | * related: [[Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm]] (videos from the BBC) | ||
==Discussion== | ==Discussion== | ||
Please share your | Please share your thoughts here: what old knowledge and technology to dismiss, to reconsider, to redesign for the 21st century global village. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.archive.org/download/Household_Cyclopedia/Household_Cyclopedia.pdf Copy of Household Cyclopedia in .pdf format at Archive.org] | * [http://www.archive.org/download/Household_Cyclopedia/Household_Cyclopedia.pdf Copy of Household Cyclopedia in .pdf format at Archive.org] | ||
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_Cyclopedia Household Cyclopedia] | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_Cyclopedia Household Cyclopedia] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 24 January 2011
The Household Cyclopedia is a book of general knowledge published in 1881. It was scanned and reproduced as a website by Matthew Spong in 1998, and converted to a printable file in 2005. The site is still online.
We should become familiar with the knowledge of that era so that we don't have to reinvent the wheel for everything. That said, we need to be careful as we sort through this material. We may have forgotten a lot of knowledge, but we have also gained a tremendous amount of other knowledge.
Relevant Stuff Elsewhere on the OSE Wiki
- Internal copy as .pdf file (can be inserted here if needed - file is 14 Mb and will have to be split)
- Household Cyclopedia on Metallurgy
- related: Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm (videos from the BBC)
Discussion
Please share your thoughts here: what old knowledge and technology to dismiss, to reconsider, to redesign for the 21st century global village.