The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for “British Encyclopaedia”) is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia which is now published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia.
It was formerly published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., and other publishers (for previous editions). It was written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors.
The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition.
Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as three volumes.
The encyclopaedia grew in size: the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810) it had expanded to 20 volumes.
Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style.
Wonderful, my highschool here in Serbia had the EB, can’t remember which edition, and it was a sight to behold and a fun pass-time in the pre mass internet era. Of course, I also remember the Encarta for desktops when it came along.
I loved these when I was a teenager – they were great for just picking up and learning about totally random things.
I always found it nice that years later I worked on their IT systems for them on and off.
Every turkish home had those once. Basic britannica, main britannica, groiler americana, larausse etc..
When i was kid, i fell in love with italy because i ve seen a photo. Not rome, not firenze nor venice. It was a huuuuge green meadow. I was thinking that place would be great for our football matches against other neihgbourhoods. I was an istanbulite kid we did not have too many green to play football
“Guys i found a perfect place but it’s in italy, what do you say?” And after years, guess where did i visit at my first abroad vacation?
Feels like yesterday I read it. Different times then.
Personally I prefer The hitchhiker’s guide to Britannia because it’s slightly cheaper and has the words “don’t panic” written on the cover!
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The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for “British Encyclopaedia”) is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia which is now published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia.
It was formerly published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., and other publishers (for previous editions). It was written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors.
The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition.
Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as three volumes.
The encyclopaedia grew in size: the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810) it had expanded to 20 volumes.
Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style.
Wonderful, my highschool here in Serbia had the EB, can’t remember which edition, and it was a sight to behold and a fun pass-time in the pre mass internet era. Of course, I also remember the Encarta for desktops when it came along.
I loved these when I was a teenager – they were great for just picking up and learning about totally random things.
I always found it nice that years later I worked on their IT systems for them on and off.
Every turkish home had those once. Basic britannica, main britannica, groiler americana, larausse etc..
When i was kid, i fell in love with italy because i ve seen a photo. Not rome, not firenze nor venice. It was a huuuuge green meadow. I was thinking that place would be great for our football matches against other neihgbourhoods. I was an istanbulite kid we did not have too many green to play football
“Guys i found a perfect place but it’s in italy, what do you say?” And after years, guess where did i visit at my first abroad vacation?
Feels like yesterday I read it. Different times then.
Personally I prefer The hitchhiker’s guide to Britannia because it’s slightly cheaper and has the words “don’t panic” written on the cover!