Editing Lexicon Technicum (section)

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'''''Lexicon Technicum:  or, {{Not a typo|An}} Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences:  Explaining not only the Terms of Art, but the Arts Themselves''''' was in many respects the first alphabetical [[encyclopedia]] written in English, compiled by [[John Harris (writer)|John Harris]], with the first volume published in 1704 and the second in 1710.<ref>[[Robert Collison]], ''Encyclopaedias: Their History throughout the Ages'' (New York: Hafner, 1966), p. 99.</ref> Although the emphasis of the ''Lexicon Technicum'' was on [[mathematical]] subjects, its contents go beyond what would be called [[science]] or [[technology]] today, in conformity with the broad eighteenth century understanding of the terms "[[arts]]" and "science," and it includes entries on the [[humanities]] and [[fine arts]], notably on [[law]], [[commerce]], [[music]], and [[heraldry]]. However, the ''Lexicon Technicum'' neglects [[theology]], [[ancient history|antiquity]], [[biography]], and [[poetry]]. [[File:1708-harris-ttlpg.jpg|thumb|Harris' ''Lexicon Technicum'', title page of 2nd edition of the first volume, 1708]]