全世界最早记载鲁班锁的书---《百科全书;或艺术与科学通用字典》

《百科全书;或艺术与科学通用字典》(英语:Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences)通常也称为《钱伯斯百科全书》,是英国的伊弗雷姆·钱伯斯(英语:Ephraim Chambers)出版的一部百科全书。这是第一部使用参见系统的百科全书。从1728年到1752年共出了7版,1748~1749年在意大利出了9卷本的意大利文翻译版,是第一部意大利文的百科全书。其中1728年版的副标题非常长:

Cyclopaedia, or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Containing the Definitions of the Terms, and Accounts of the Things Signify'd Thereby, in the Several Arts, both Liberal and Mechanical, and the Several Sciences, Human and Divine: the Figures, Kinds, Properties, Productions, Preparations, and Uses, of Things Natural and Artificial; the Rise, Progress, and State of Things Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, and Commercial: with the Several Systems, Sects, Opinions, etc; among Philosophers, Divines, Mathematicians, Physicians, Antiquaries, Criticks, etc.: The Whole Intended as a Course of Ancient and Modern Learning.

这部百科全书还曾准备出法文版,但是由于钱伯斯与出版商的协议取消而没有出版。

被聘请为法文版主编的德尼·狄德罗心有不甘,之后才有了现代百科全书的奠基作《百科全书,或科学、艺术和工艺详解词典》。500 根据维基百科英语版词条“burr puzzle”,这本书是世界上最早记载鲁班锁(英语:burr puzzle)的书籍。

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