Books
Books are the most inportant sources of knowledege. We have learnt many things from books. As students, we love to read fair tales and other story books.
Now we have read stories, poems, histories, reports,biographies, adventures, everything in books. We have learnt about our country and other countries from books. We have read about things we have never seen or heard before.
Books give us not only knowlegde; give us entertainment too. The "Tales of the Arabian Nights", tell us of strange adventures. They keep us awake with curiosity. Aesop's Fables tell us of folktales of many lands. The fairy tales delighted us in our chidhood. Now we have the "Harry Potter" series. Sometimes back we had the Enid Blyton stories. Sometime back we had the Enid Blyton stories.
Each religion has its own books too.the christians have the Bible,the Muslims have the Quran,the Hindus have the Vedas,the buddhists have the Dammapada.The Mahavamsa is considered the oldest record of history of our country.
When we are free,we spend our time with books in the library.When we are ill,and inbed how would we spend our time if we didnot have a storybook?Books and knowledge are inseperable in our life.
Encyclopaedia.
The word "encyclopaedia",comes from the classical Greek word meaning,'a general education'.The idea of producing an encyclopaedia is very old.The term was first used in 1541.
The encyclopaedia has developed from the dictionary in the 18th century. A dictionary is mainly on words and their definitions.it provides limited information,for the word defined.Sometimes the definition given in the dictionary may not given enough understanding of the words to the reader.He mey not understand the meaning,or significance of the world.he may not understand the broad meaning.
On the other hand it gives a full account on the subject.it gives the most relevent knowledge gathered on the subject.It often includes maps,illustrations,charts,as well as ststistics to show relationships.It is an ocmplete summary of information.This information can be on all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge.
Historical Ruins.
Historical Ruins provide alot of knowledge about the country.Sometimes these hitorical ruins are not properly understood,or interpreated.There are some ruins about which there are no records.Stone Henge of Wales is one such ruin.Still people donot know what it could have been.Some people think it may have been associated with the worship of the sun.
Some Henge is a popular decoration!Many computer users have the Stone Henge as a wall paper.There is also the massive stone pillar on the banks of the river Thames.This is known as Cleopatra'sNeedle!The totem poles of aborigines of Africa can be seen in the British Museum.For a long time the Sinhala crown and throne were kept in Britin They were returned when we got independence.
We can get an idea of the arts and crafts of the time from these ruins.We can learn about a country too from these ruins,They are an interesting source of knowledge.
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