What Encyclopedia 123 is About

Encyclopedia 123 is made up of information from the late 1800s, and is designed to give a view of the world from more than a century ago.

This is an age when the British Empire was at its height, before airplane travel, before automobiles were common and before the western world had been battered by two world wars.

Have fun, but remember, the information is very dated, so please do not rely on it.

It is also a work in progress. Not all the information is here yet, but we're working to get the rest online soon.

Here are some notable people from the past few centuries:

Notable People from the 1800s
Notable People from the 1700s
Notable People from the 1600s
Notable People from the 1500s
Notable People from the 1400s

And, just for fun, here are a few curiosities:

- Did you know that Captain Bligh "betrayed a singular capacity for making himself disliked by his subordinates." Oh, you did know that.

- I like James Brindley's method of solving problems.

- Did you know that a French engineers' report concluded that it would be virtually impossible to build the the Panama Canal?

- Did you know Sunday School had an inventor?