shchedrova the first volume was published, the first encyclopedia edited by the famous philosopher denis diderot, which became a symbol of the enlightenment, an encyclopedia or an explanatory dictionary of sciences arts and crafts among the authors of outstanding writers, scientists jean de lambert olga albach. jean-jacques rousseau and charles louis montesquieu. they opposed the superstition of catholicism and absolutism after the release of the first volumes, some were imprisoned, but the encyclopedists continued to work, by the way, catherine ii helped them when diderot found himself without funds. she bought it library and left generously to the owner. paying him as a librarian for a 35-volume encyclopedia completed in 1780 is considered to have set the stage for the french revolution in fact. he wrote the goals of the encyclopedia, to collect knowledge scattered around the world and pass it on to those who come after us so that the work of previous centuries does not become useless for centuries to come and that our descendants, enriched with knowledge, become kinder and happier july 1 , 18

july 1, 1751 in paris the first volume, the first encyclopedia edited by the famous philosopher denis diderotf the enlightenment , was published. , lambert paul galbach jean-jacques and charles louis montesquieu. they opposed the superstition of catholicism and absolutism after the publication of the first volumes, some were imprisoned, but the encyclopedists continued their work.