Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language encyclopedia
encyclopedia
reference work
11thEditionNumberOfVolumes 29
11thEditionPublicationYears 1910–1911
11thEditionPublisher Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company
15thEditionFeature Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Macropædia

Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Micropædia

Propædia
15thEditionNumberOfVolumes 30
15thEditionPublicationYear 1974
countryOfOrigin Scotland
coverage arts
biography
geography
history
sciences
editorialPolicy expert-written articles
fact-checked content
firstEditionPublicationPlace Edinburgh
firstEditionPublicationYear 1768
firstEditor William Smellie
founder Andrew Bell
Colin Macfarquhar
genre general reference
hasEducationalBrand Britannica Academic
Britannica School
surface form: Britannica Kids

Britannica School
hasOnlineVersion Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Britannica Online
headquartersCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
inception 1768
language English
mediaType digital
online encyclopedia
print
notableEdition 11th edition
notableFor longest continuously published English-language encyclopedia
numberOfVolumesFirstEdition 3
owner Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
parentCompany Encyclopaedia Britannica Group
printEditionDiscontinued 2012
printFormat multi-volume set
publisher Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
reputation authoritative
highly respected
subjectMatter general knowledge
targetAudience educators
general audience
students
website https://www.britannica.com

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Karl Rahner describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Rómulo Gallegos describedIn Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Emil Hácha describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
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A. Bartlett Giamatti describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
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J. William Fulbright describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alcide De Gasperi describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Stanley Edgar Hyman describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
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