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Encyclopedia Americana, general encyclopaedia that was the first major multivolume encyclopaedia to be published in the United States (1829–33). Compiled and edited by Francis Lieber, Americana was first published in 13 volumes. Subsequent editions were published in 1911 (20 volumes) and 1918–20.
Encyclopedia Americana is a general encyclopedia written in American English. It was the first general encyclopedia of any magnitude to be published in North America.
The Encyclopedia Americana is a US-based encyclopedia published in the 20th and 21st century. (It is also the name of some otherwise unrelated 19th-century encyclopedias, also listed on The Online Books Page, some under the spelling Encylopaedia Americana .)
The Britannica generally prefers British spelling over American; for example, it uses colour (not color), centre (not center), and encyclopaedia (not encyclopedia). There are some exceptions to this rule, such as defense rather than defence .
a large US encyclopedia, regularly revised. The first edition, in 13 volumes (1827-33), was created by Francis Lieber (1798-1972), a German teacher of politics who settled in the US in 1827. The most recent print edition was published in 2006.
Mar 17, 2024 · Encyclopedia Americana is a general encyclopedia [1] written in American English. It was the first general encyclopedia of any magnitude to be published in North America.
