This encyclopedia offers a wide-ranging text in an accessible paperback format. Comprehensive coverage of aspects of human knowledge including: science - from astronomy to zoology; technology - great inventions and how things work; the arts; religion; mythology; history from earliest times to the present day; and countries and places with the most recent name changes plus useful statistical information. There are also over 4000 biographical entries - from Alexander the Great to Neil Armstrong, Michelangelo to Madonna.