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  1. 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 ...

  2. Encyclopædia Britannica. 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 ...

    • As of 2008[update], 4,411 named contributors
    • Several; initial engravings by Andrew Bell
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  4. Encyclopaedia, reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner. For more than 2,000 years encyclopaedias have existed as summaries of extant scholarship in forms comprehensible to their readers. The word.

  5. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is the company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest continuously published encyclopaedia. The company also owns the American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, and though historically British, is now based in Chicago, USA.

  6. encyclopaedia, Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self-contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. It differs from an almanac in that it is not an annual publication that provides information about a particular year ...

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    Article (s)
    Customs Unions and Trade Agreements
    Michelson, A.A.
    European Culture Since 1800 in part;
    Herzl, Theodor
  7. The Propædia provided a topical guide to the encyclopaedia as well as information about the contributors. The 15th edition was given a global perspective by more than 4,000 contributing authors from more than 100 countries. The editorial creation of the work cost $32 million exclusive of printing costs, representing the largest single private ...

    Author
    Article (s)
    Customs Unions and Trade Agreements
    Michelson, A.A.
    European Culture Since 1800 in part;
    Herzl, Theodor
  8. Encyclopædia Britannica - Reference Work, 14th Edition: The 14th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica differed from its predecessors both in the scope of its contents and in the method of its construction. The rapid changes in the world since the publication of the 11th edition meant that no one editor could claim the omniscience that would have been needed to organize the whole field of ...

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