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The Encyclopædia Britannica ( Latin for 'British Encyclopædia') is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The encyclopaedia is maintained by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors.
Americana is also known for its strong coverage of biographies, as well as scientific and technical subjects. [1] Written by 6,500 contributors, the Encyclopedia Americana includes over 9,000 bibliographies, 150,000 cross-references, 1,000+ tables, 1,200 maps, and almost 4,500 black-and-white line art and color images.
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- 1829–33
- Francis Lieber (1800–1872)
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Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition at Wikisource. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is a 29-volume reference work, an edition of the real Encyclopædia Britannica. It was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known ...
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Article History. 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. The Encyclopaedia Britannica was first published in 1768, when it began to appear in Edinburgh, and its first digital version debuted in 1981. In 1994 Britannica released the first Internet-based encyclopedia, and Britannica.com was launched in 1999. Britannica relies on outside experts and its own editors to write ...
William Blake. William Blake was an English engraver, artist, poet, and visionary, author of exquisite lyrics in Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794) and profound and difficult “prophecies,” such as Visions of the Daughters of Albion (1793), The First Book of Urizen (1794), Milton. Queen Elizabeth's Court Occultist.
Feb 15, 2008 · Rector [18] compares Wikipedia articles on history against Britannica, the Dictionary of American History, National Biography Online, and report that Wikipedia's accuracy rate is...
