Wikipedia references can lead to historical works with identifiable authors who take responsibility for their contents. That makes the references useful even when the encyclopedia entry itself is unsuitable as a cited authority. Dr. Clarke's search for sources on Morikazu Osugi led to an Italian-language entry after he could not find an English one. Automatic translation made the entry accessible and helped him locate more detailed sources.
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Finding historical sources through Wikipedia references
An Italian-language Wikipedia entry supplied references for researching Osugi, illustrating how an encyclopedia can provide leads to attributable historical works.