Some more historical echoes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Encyclopedia htt

Some more historical echoes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Encyclopedia (Check out http://www.wolframalpha.com/docs/timeline/ http://www.wolframalpha.com/docs/timeline/, it shows some fascinating landmarks in the history of knowledge)