Eighth Volume of 'Encyclopaedia Beliana'

The eighth part of the twelve-volume Encyclopaedia Beliana was presented by the Slovak Academy of Sciences last week. The latest volume explains more than 4,200 entries in alphabetic order from various spheres beginning with Kalhana (the name of a historian from Kashmir) and ending with kokpit (cockpit). "The letter K is so extensive that it spans three volumes of the encyclopaedia. Many of the entries are pretty comprehensive, appearing in this form in Slovak for the first time," said SAV's Encyclopaedia Institute director Zuzana Vargova.When all twelve volumes are completed, the Beliana should contain as many as 150,000 entries, making it the first major general Slovak national encyclopaedia.