Encyclopaedia Britannica

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English-language encyclopedia encyclopedia reference work

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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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Encyclopædia Britannica	19
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.	2
Britannica Online	1
Encyclopædia Britannica (first edition)	1
Macropædia	1
Micropædia	1
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company	1

Statements (51)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Ewart Gladstone → describedBySource → Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ

Mortimer Adler → employer → Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ

Enlightenment encyclopedism → hasKeyWork → Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Encyclopædia Britannica (first edition)

Encyclopaedia Britannica → hasOnlineVersion → Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Britannica Online

Adam Black → notableWork → Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ

subject surface form: A & C Black

Encyclopaedia Britannica → owner → Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Encyclopaedia Britannica → publisher → Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.