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Associations
on the Net
IPL guide to prominent associations and organizations on the
internet. Search by key word or subject area.
50 States.com
Commercial site that provides information on everything from
state birds, to government, to famous citizens.
Information Please Almanac
Commercial site, with pop-up ads, that lets you search by
topic or browse almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias and an atlas for brief
information on a large variety of subjects.
Old Farmer's Almanac
Online version allows you to search topics such as astronomical
events, weather, forecasts, gardening and recipes. Free registration allows
you to personalize the information.
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| Calendars |
Calendar
Zone
Links to calendars of all kinds
including art, holidays, religious, historic,
geographic and more.
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| Calculations
& Conversions |
Calculator.com
Site has a lot of pop-up ads.
Calculators of finance, business, loans,
science, cooking, hobbies and health.
Kelley Blue Book
Provides automotive pricing and value information.
MegaConverter 2
Can convert almost anything including, astro distance, Roman
numerals, kitchen measures, pressure, typography, plus much more.
Nova Romana - On
Roman Numerals 2
Site not only converts Roman Numerals, but provides a short
history and the basics for constructing Roman Numerals.
XWE.com - The Universal Currency Converter
Site allows inactive foreign exchange rate conversion.
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| Dictionaries
& Thesaurus |
Allwords.com
Provides definitions in
English for French, German, Dutch, Italian
and Spanish words. Also a crossword puzzle
area.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
This British publisher allows searches in a variety of their
dictionaries. Some are just British English, but there are also bilingual
and American and Australian English words.
Dictionary.com
Type in word and a search is done of Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary, WordNet, Free Online Dictionary of Computing, Jargon File, Easton's
Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, U.S. Gazetteer and
the CIA World Factbook. Lots of pop-up ads.
Encarta
World English Dictionary
Type in word to search. Sponsored by MSN.com.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus
Easy search of this standard reference source.
OneLook Dictionary Search
Easy search of over 800 dictionaries including languages other
than English.
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| Encyclopedias |
Columbia
Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition
This is the 2001 edition of the online version. A short entry
encyclopedia. Easy to search.
Encarta
MSN site with abridged version of the software product.
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| Quotations |
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
Search the 1919 version of this reference work.
Columbia World of Quotations
This 1996 source has over 65,000 quotations.
Famous Quotations Network
Can search by categories, authors, alphabetically or as proverbs.
Quoteland.com
Has literary, sports, humorous and more quotes. Lot of popup
ads.
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Notable quotations from 1950 to 1988.
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