Some people might enjoy the pre-war colonial grandeur and optimism, but the 11th is mostly notable for the quality of its authors including: Ernest Rutherford,

Some people might enjoy the pre-war colonial grandeur and optimism, but the 11th is mostly notable for the quality of its authors including: Ernest Rutherford, Bertrand Russell, T.H. Huxley, James Jeans, Peter Kropotkin Before or after 1911, this level of scholar would not typically be found writing encyclopedia entries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_E...