There are many different encyclopedia, different editions and consequently many different authors. A more specific question will produce a more specific answer.
Dorothy Straight didn't publish a world book encyclopedia, but she did publish the book: How the World Began in 1964 when she was four.
It was published by Denis Diderot and Jon Le Rond D'Alembert there was German
Chicago helped publish Compon's Encyclopedia in 1920's
The World Book Encyclopedia is edited by a team of editors and experts in various fields. The specific editor of Volume 15 would not be readily available without further details or research.
Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia's articles are written by volunteers.
You can edit some online encyclopedias such as http://www.wikipedia.org and http://icklepedia.com Others, such as Encyclopedia.com don't and are edited by official authors.
Diderot published the Encyclopedia to provide a comprehensive summary of human knowledge based on reason and critical thinking. He wanted to make this information accessible to the public and promote education and enlightenment. The Encyclopedia aimed to challenge the authority of the church and the government by advocating for progress through education.
There are no details about the encyclopaedia and it will take a long time to make. Pottermore seems to be her focus at the moment.
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, edited by John Clute and John Grant, has over 1,000 pages. It is a comprehensive reference work that covers various aspects of fantasy literature, making it a valuable resource for fans and scholars alike.
Denis Diderot did not invent the encyclopedia; he edited and contributed to the "Encyclopédie," a prominent 18th-century encyclopedia. The purpose of the "Encyclopédie" was to compile and disseminate knowledge across various fields, challenging established authorities and promoting Enlightenment ideals of reason and skepticism. Diderot aimed to democratize knowledge and empower individuals to think critically about the world around them.
No, Dorothy Straight is not the author of The World Book Encyclopedia. The World Book Encyclopedia is a general reference work published by World Book, Inc. and written and edited by a team of contributors.
That depends on which encyclopedia you mean. Encyclopedia Brittanica is published by a company of the same name. Wikipedia is published/managed by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization. Others may be published by large publishing houses or self-published by an organization that exists only to publish that collection.