About “Nowe Ateny”
Nowe Ateny (New Athens) is the abbreviated title of the first Polish-language encyclopedia, written by the 18th-century Polish priest Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski. The first edition was published in 1745–1746 in Lwów, now known as Lviv. A second edition was published later, from 1754 to 1764, and included updates and expansions to the original work. The encyclopedia was a significant cultural and intellectual achievement in Polish history. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1745