The Encylclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert Translation Collaboration Project
 
This site has been designed to make accessible to teachers, students, and other interested English- language readers translations of articles from the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert in the 18th century.    More >>
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Simple Search: single word and phrase searches throughout the entire corpus
Proximity Search: Find the co-occurrence of two or three words or phrases.
Boolean Search: Find combinations of two or three words in a given paragraph or verse.
Bibliography Search: Find words or phrases in bibliographic fields
Browse: articles by title, French title, and category of knowledge.
Call for Participants: Want to volunteer? Click here if you'd like to translate an Encyclopédie article and have it posted on this site.
Article List: a list of articles assigned for translation but not yet published online
Resources: a list of resources relating to the Encyclopédie
Planned Enhancements: a list of additional features we plan to add to the site
This is a work that cannot be completed except by a society of men of letters and skilled workmen, each working separately on his own part, but all bound together solely by their zeal for the best interests of the human race and a feeling of mutual good will. - Diderot
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