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Wikipedia has 77,000 active contributors, 4,000,000 articles in English, 470 million unique visitors monthly, and has articles in 285 languages.
Common objections to Wikipedia Answer The articles have errors Don't be lazy. There is an army of heroes improving Wikipedia. Also, Wikipedia has a different definition of "error" than you do. The articles suck The articles on physics and mathematics are awesome. Studying them will improve your article-writing skills. You also no longer need a library of textbooks if you have Wikipedia. Wikipedia even has textbooks. Read papers, not Wikipedia Einstein's 1905 papers can be thought of as an early Wikipedia article. They rounded up the lore of the era and condensed it into a tidy elegant form. Wikipedia helps you identify which papers to read. Most journals charge ~ $30/paper. Teachers forbid students from These teachers are unimaginative. They should using Wikipedia on problem sets. find ways to harness the power of Wikipedia I object because... Abandon the "objection" frame of mind. Think instead of what you can to to improve Wikipedia.
-206 Epang Palace ? Library of Alexandria 364 Library of Antioch 392 Library of Serapeum, Alexandria 651 Library of Ctesiphon 976 Library of al-Hakam II 1029 Library of Rayy 1151 Library of Ghazna 1154 Library of Nishapur 1193 Library of Nalanda 1204 Imperial Library of Constantinople 1258 House of Wisdom 1526 Bibliotheca Corviniana 1562 Maya codices of the YucatanThanks to Wikipedia we no longer have to worry about this.
The most powerful research tools that exist are Wikipedia and Youtube. Bruce Lee had a library of thousands of books. Thanks to youtube, every fight scene and training scene from every kung fu movie is now instantly accessible. Imagine what Bruce could have done if he had had Wikipedia and Youtube.