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The Tree of Diderot and d'Alembert
"Detailed System of Human Knowledge" from the Encyclopédie.
- Understanding
- Memory
- History
- Sacred
- Ecclesiastical, proper
- History of Prophesies
- Civil
- Civil History, proper
- Memoirs
- Antiquities
- Complete History
- Literary History
- Civil History, proper
- Natural
- Uniformity of Nature
- Irregularities of Nature
- Celestial Wonders
- Unusual Meteors
- Wonders of the Earth and the Sea
- Monstrous Minerals
- Monstrous Vegetables
- Monstrous Animals
- Wonders of the Elements
- Uses of Nature
- Arts, Crafts, Manufactures
- Working and Uses of Gold and Silver
- Minter
- Goldbeater
- Gold Threader
- Gold Roller
- Gold and Silver Smith
- Planisher
- Setter, etc.
- Working and Uses of Precious and Semiprecious Stones
- Lapidary
- Diamond Cutter
- Jeweler
- Working and Uses of Iron
- Heavy Forging
- Locksmithing
- Edge-Tool Making
- Arms Manufacture
- Arquebus (small arms) Manufacture
- Working and Uses of Glass
- Glassmaking
- Plate-Glass
- Mirror-Worker
- Optical Manufacturer
- Glazier, etc.
- Working and Uses of Skin
- Tanner
- Chamois Leather Dresser
- Skinner
- Glover, etc.
- Working and Uses of Stone, Plaster, Slate, etc.
- Practical Architecture
- Practical Sculpture
- Mason
- Roofer, etc.
- Working and Uses of Silk
- Extraction
- Throwing
- Products, such as
- Velvet
- Brocaded Frabics, etc.
- Working and Uses of Wool
- Drapery
- Hosiery,
- etc.
- Working and Uses, etc.
- etc.
- Working and Uses of Gold and Silver
- Arts, Crafts, Manufactures
- Sacred
- History
- Reason
- Philosophy
- General Metaphysics, or Ontology, or Science of Being in General, of Possibility, of Existence, of Duration, etc.
- Knowledge of God
- Natural Theology
- Revealed Theology
- Knowledge of Good and Evil Spirits
- Knowledge of the Soul
- Rational
- Sensory
- Pneumatology, or Knowledge of the Spirit, or Special Metaphysics
- Knowledge of Man
- Logic
- Art of Thinking
- Perception
- Knowledge of Ideas
- Judgment
- Knowledge of Propositions
- Reasoning
- Method
- Proof
- Analysis
- Synthesis
- Proof
- Perception
- Art of Retaining
- Art of Communication
- Knowledge of Oratorical Devices
- Knowledge of Oratorical Qualities
- Art of Thinking
- Ethics
- General
- Knowledge of Good and Evil in General, of Duties in General, of Virtue, of the Necessity of Being Virtuous
- Particular
- Knowledge of Laws or Jurisprudence
- Natural
- Civil Architecture*
- Economic
- Naval Architecture
- Home and Foreign Trade,
- by Land, by Sea
- Political
- Military Art*
- Tactics
- Fortifications or Military Architecture
- Military Pyrotechnics
- Military Art*
- Natural
- Knowledge of Laws or Jurisprudence
- General
- Logic
- Knowledge of Nature
- Metaphysics of Bodies, or General Physics of Extension, Impenetrability, Movement, the Void, etc.
- Mathematics
- Pure
- Arithmetic
- Numerical
- Algebra
- Elementary
- Infinitesimal
- Geometry
- Elementary
- Military Architecture and Tactics
- Trancendental
- Theory of Curves
- Elementary
- Arithmetic
- Applied
- Mechanics
- Statics
- Statics, proper
- Hydrostatics
- Dynamics
- Dynamics, proper
- Ballistics
- Hydrodynamics
- Hydraulics
- Navigation, Naval Architecture
- Statics
- Geometric Astronomy
- Cosmography
- Uranography
- Geography
- Hydrography
- Chronology
- Gnomonics
- Cosmography
- Optics
- Optics, proper
- Dioptrics, Perspective
- Catoptrics
- Acoustics
- Pneumatics
- Art of Conjecturing, Analysis of Chance
- Mechanics
- Physico-Mathematics
- Pure
- Physics (Natural Philosophy)
- General
- Particular
- Physical Astronomy, Astrology
- Juridical Astrology
- Physical Astrology
- Meteorology
- Cosmology
- Uranology
- Aerology
- Geology
- Hydrology
- Botany
- Mineralogy
- Zoology
- Anatomy
- Simple
- Comparative
- Physiology
- Medicine
- Veterinary
- Horsemanship
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Falconry
- Anatomy
- Chemistry
- Chemistry, proper
- Pyrotechnics, Dyeing, etc.
- Metallurgy
- Alchemy
- Natural Magic
- Chemistry, proper
- Physical Astronomy, Astrology
- Philosophy
- Imagination
- Poetry
- Profane
- Narrative
- Epic Poem
- Madrigal
- Epigram
- Novel, etc.
- ............ Music
- Theoretical
- Practical
- Instrumental
- Vocal
- ............ Painting
- ............ Sculpture
- ............ Engraving
- Dramatic
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Opera
- Pastoral, etc.
- Parabolic
- Allegory
- Narrative
- Sacred
- Profane
- Poetry
- Memory
*" These divisions can also be referred to the branch of mathematics which deals with their principles."