Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"

"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 'Baconthorpe' to 'Bankruptcy'" by Various is a reference work published in 1910-1911. This segment represents one portion of the monumental 29-volume eleventh edition, containing 40,000 entries written by leading scholars of the era. Developed during the encyclopedia's transition from British to American publication, it captures scientific knowledge and scholarly attitudes immediately preceding World War I. Now in the public domain, this edition serves as both a historical time capsule and a window into early twentieth-century thought.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy", by Various. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #27479.