Samples
During more than 30 years in reference publishing, William Gould has written numerous encyclopedia entries and longer articles across a wide range of subjects. His writing is clear, balanced and well constructed. But please don't take his word for it. Judge for yourself from the examples listed below.
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The samples have been published in the encyclopedias or reference works for which they were originally written. I hope to add a few specially written for this Website shortly. All of the articles listed here are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system for any purpose whatsoever without permission of the copyright holder.
Recent Developments in Astronomy (52.6K). Material prepared for the 2000 and 2001 editions of the Hutchinson Almanac, published by Helicon. (Published articles copyright Helicon Publishing.)
- Astronomy Events of 2000
- Exploring the Solar System 2000-2001
Miscellaneous samples 1 (53.2K). Articles from the 2001 edition of World Book Encyclopedia. (Published articles copyright World Book Inc.)
- Bayreuth Festival
- BBC Proms
- Tanglewood
- Glyndebourne Festival
Miscellaneous samples 2 (72.1K). Articles from the 1999, 2000 and 2001 editions of World Book Encyclopedia. (Published articles copyright World Book Inc.)
- Berlin, Isaiah (philosopher)
- Bhangra
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Fanthorpe, U.A. (English poet)
- Three Choirs Festival
Falun Gong (37.8K). An entry for the 2000 edition of World Book Encyclopedia. (Published article cCopyright World Book Inc.)
Miscellaneous samples 3 (56.4K). Articles from the 1999 and 2000 editions of World Book Encyclopedia. (Published articles copyright World Book Inc.)
- Adams, John
- Alexander, Samuel (Australian-norn philosopher)
- Brookner, Anita (English novelist, Booker Prize winner)
- Sue Rider (English-born founder of a charity)
- White, Willard (Jamaican-born singer)
Heaven's rarest spectacle (289K). An article written in 1988 for the Children's Britannica Yearbook on the supernova SN 1987A. (Copyright Encyclopedia Britannica.)
