Meyer's memo
Meyers Memo is a one-volume encyclopedia from Meyers Lexikonverlag Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich, which was published in Mannheim in 1991 and is based on the experience in the development of encyclopedias of the Bibliographical Institute & FA Brockhaus . The work is a German translation of the French Mémo Larousse published in 1989 by the French publisher Éditions Larousse, which specializes in encyclopedias and dictionaries . Texts specially tailored to the French reader were replaced by more suitable texts for German readers. Meyer's Memo appeared in the same year as a special edition on the same page with a different cover under the titleThe great book of general knowledge also published by Das Beste GmbH , Stuttgart.
Thematic breakdown
In contrast to conventional, alphabetically arranged lexicons, this reference work, conceived as a thematic lexicon, prepares the encyclopedic material in a general canon of nineteen areas of knowledge and thematic contexts, which in turn are subdivided into further categories . The volume has 1279 pages, is provided with 4000 illustrations throughout and contains 300 maps. In addition to thematic access, a 47-page index of persons and subjects also allows alphabetical access to the contents of the knowledge areas and subject areas. The compact lexicon anticipates the development and construction of topic-related internet portals in printed form in the introduction, preparation and presentation of image-text relationships .
Overview
Each field of knowledge (01–19) is preceded by a brief introduction and a detailed table of contents, which breaks down the relationships into individual subject areas. The areas of knowledge are roughly divided into:
- 01 - Universe and Earth : Matter | Instruments and systems | Solar system | Galaxy and Stars | Extragalactic Universe | Astronomical Observations | Cartographic projections | Structure and history of the earth | Rocks and minerals | Geophysics | Geochemistry | Plate tectonics | Volcanoes and earthquakes | Volcanic areas and earthquake zones | Relief and erosion | Natural monuments | Oceans | Ocean currents and glaciers | Streams , rivers , lakes | Atmosphere | Climates | Floors | Vegetation | Clouds | Origin of life on earth | Life in the Precambrian and Cambrian | Life in the Mesozoic Era | Life in the Tertiary | Human | Quaternary life
- 02 - Fauna and flora : wildlife | Dog | Cat | Horse | Animals on the farm | House rodents | Aquarium fish | Cage and aviary birds | Animals of the world | Dangerous animals | Exceptional animals | Animals in numbers | Animal welfare | Flora | Anatomy of plants | Plants and their habitats | Crops
- 03 - Calendar : the basics of the calendar | Old calendar | Modern calendar | Perpetual Calendar | Traditional calendar | Other calendars
- 04 - World History : Chronology of World History | Dynasties , rulers , heads of state
- 05 - Religions and Myths : Ancient Egypt | Mesopotamia | Ancient Greece | The ancient Persia | Ancient Rome | Teutons , Celts and Gauls | The pre-Columbian religions | Judaism | Christianity | Catholic Church | Oriental and Orthodox Churches | Reformation churches | Islam | African religions | Far Eastern Religions | Hinduism | Buddhism | Religions of China | Religions of Japan | Recent developments
- 06 - Peoples and Languages of the Earth : Ethnology | Peoples | Fonts and alphabets
- 07 - Countries of the world: Europe | North Africa | East Africa | Sahel region | West Africa | Central and East Africa | Southern Africa | Arabian Peninsula | Middle East | South India | Southeast Asia | Far East | Oceania and Malay Islands | North America | Central America | Antilles | South America
- 08 - World Economy : Demography | World population | Development of the world population | Age structure | Urbanization | Large metropolitan areas | Walks | Economic development | Turn of the 1970s | Macroeconomics | Production | Distribution | Private consumption | Saving and Investing | Bank and money | Stock exchange | Role of the state in the economy | World trade | Monetary Relations | Country groups | Industrialized countries | Socialist economy | Third world | Economic crisis | Multinational Companies | Supranationality | New World Order | Agricultural production | Power generation | Iron , steel , aluminum | Mining | Textile production | Other basic products | Processing industry | Transport | Tourism | Nutrition , health | Upbringing , education | Equipment level
- 09 - International organizations : UN | Other worldwide organizations | European Community | Other European organizations | Other regional organizations | Private organizations
- 10 - Masterpieces : Archeology | Prehistory | History of Fine Arts | Masterpieces of Literature | Masterpieces of Music | Masterpieces of Dance | Masterpieces of Film | Works of Human Sciences | Historical works
- 11 - Discoveries and inventions : important inventions | Prehistory to the present | Nobel Prizes | Fields Medals
- 12 - Communication and Media : Chronology of the Press | General news press | Journalists | News magazines , newspapers | Media industry | Chronology: radio , television | Audiovisual media landscape | Program production , program consumption | Television and Society | Transmission by satellite | Cable TV | advertising
- 13 - Body and Health : Most Important Body Functions | Brain | Physique | Biorhythm | Reproduction | Pregnancy | Growth (biology) | Aging | Health in the world | Health and Environment | Hygiene | Nutritional Science | Nutrition | Sport and performance | Beauty and Health | Disease prevention and early detection | Travel | Medical treatment | Emergency measures | Disease guide | Alternative therapies | Medicine of the future | Therapy , drugs , medical examinations
- 14 - Food : cereals and their processing | Bread and pastry | Edible oils , edible fats | Potatoes | Tropical food plants | Milk , dairy products | Cheese | Beef cattle breeding | Slaughtered meat | Pork , sausages | Products of poultry | Wild | Edible fish | Seafood | Vegetables | Fruits | Conservation method | Table salt | Spices | Sugar | Confectionery , jams , honey | Chocolate | Tea | Coffee | Water , lemonade , cola | Fruit juices , fruit juice drinks | Cider | Beer | Wine | Wines of the world | Alcohol | Nutrition in the future
- 15 - Sports : Olympic Games | Athletics | Individual sport | Partner sports | Team sports | Water sports | Winter sports | Equestrian sport | Motorsport | Cycling | Skydiving | Hang gliding , gliding | Rockclimbing
- 16 - styles , clothing fashions , uniforms : styles from the Middle Ages to the 1980s ( furniture , accessories ) | Clothing (ancient) | Clothing (Europe) | Uniforms from antiquity to 1945 | Uniforms ( NATO , Warsaw Pact )
- 17 - Board games : Strategy and Puzzle Games | Card games | Casino games | Dice games | Other games
- 18 - Formulas and facts : Legal units | Chemistry | Unit of measurement (physics) | Unit (math) | economy
- 19 - Signs and symbols : International Phonetic Alphabet | Special alphabets and languages | Codes for military and economic | Traffic signs | Heraldry | Codes from the trade, formats | Abbreviations
See also
literature
- Meyers Lexikonredaktion (Ed.): Meyers Memo - The knowledge of the world according to subject areas , Meyers Lexikonverlag Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich, © German edition: Bibliographisches Institut & FABrockhaus AG, Mannheim 1991, ISBN 3-411-07311-X .
- Eberhard Anger, Klaus Volkert (editorial management): The great book of general knowledge - an indispensable reference work for the whole family , Verlag Das Beste GmbH, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-87070-403-9 .