> > What other assertions in such reference texts
> > do you consider to be unjustified?
>
> I honestly have never seen the
> Encyclopedia Britannica.

I said "such reference texts". The concise edition of Britannica is online at http://www.britannica.com/.  The concise edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia is online at http://www.encyclopedia.com/.

> I'm sure there are other things in it
> I would disagree with, or even find unjustified.

Then identifying such an unjustified assertion shouldn't be too hard. When you do so, I'll be happy to continue this discussion.