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Encyclopædia Britannica

The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for 'British Encyclopædia') is a general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published since 1768 and, after several ownership changes, is currently owned by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Author
As of 2008[update], 4,411 named contributors
Publication date
1768–2010 (printed version) · 1994–present (online)
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Dewey Decimal
031
Illustrator
Several; initial engravings by Andrew Bell
Language
British English

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Encyclopædia Britannica

Nodes207
Edges206
Triples202
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009662
Components1

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Encyclopædia Britannica

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related to Reputation · 27
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related to Digital encyclopaedias on optical media · 24
Encyclopædia Britannica → Both, Britannica, CD/DVD-ROM, Collier's, DVD, Encarta, Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate CD, February, Funk, January, Like, Like Encarta, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, Microsoft Encarta Premium, New Merit Scholar's Encyclopedia, The, The Britannica, Thesaurus, UK, United Kingdom-related
related to history · 24
Encyclopædia Britannica → Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable, Black, Britannica, CD-ROM, Colin Macfarquhar, DVD, Encarta, Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference, Horace Everett Hooper, Inc, Jacqui Safra, New York, Past, Recent, Scottish, Sears Roebuck, Since, Suite, Swiss
related to External links · 20
Encyclopædia Britannica → Archived, Bavarian State Library7th, Bavarian State Library9th Edition, Charles Scribner's Sons, Encyclopaedia Britannica, HathiTrust8th, Internet Archive9th, Internet ArchiveWorks, LibriVox, National Library, November, Official, Online Books Page, PDF, Pennsylvania, Project Gutenberg, Reader's Guide, Scotland, University, Wayback Machine
related to Optical disc, online, and mobile versions · 19
Encyclopædia Britannica → As, BBC, Beginning, Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopædia, Britannica Online, Britannica Student Encyclopædia, Britannica's, DVD, Encyclopædia Britannica's, It, Merriam-Webster, Non-subscribers, Special, Suite, The, The Britannica Ultimate Reference, The New York Times, This
related to Print encyclopaedias · 16
Encyclopædia Britannica → Americana's, Britannica, Charles Drew, Collier's, Collier's Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, For, Galileo, In, IQ, Kenneth Kister, Philip Glass, Shroud, The Encyclopædia Britannica, Turin, Uzbekistan
related to Corporate structure · 15
Encyclopædia Britannica → Benton Foundation, Britannica, CEO, Chicago, Don Yannias, During, From, In, In January, Inc, Jacqui Safra, Safra, Swiss, University, USD
related to Awards · 12
Encyclopædia Britannica → Association, BBC, Britannica, Distinguished Achievement Award, Educational Publishers, Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference, July, On, Suite, The CD/DVD-ROM, Top Ten Superbrands, UK
see also · 4
Encyclopædia Britannica → Encyclopædia Britannica FilmsGreat Books, EnglishList, Scotland, Western WorldList
Media type · 3
Encyclopædia Britannica → CD-ROM, Multivolume print (discontinued in 2012), 15 named editions, see edition summary, Online digital (Britannica.com)

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britannica edition articles encyclopaedia encyclopædia britannica's editions online macropædia 15th first published also since micropædia new one wikipedia version inc

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Encyclopædia BritannicaAuthorAs of 2008[update], 4,411 named contributors1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaDewey Decimal0311.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaIllustratorSeveral; initial engravings by Andrew Bell1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaLanguageBritish English1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaMedia typeMultivolume print (discontinued in 2012), 15 named editions, see edition summary1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaMedia typeCD-ROM1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaMedia typeOnline digital (Britannica.com)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublication date1768–2010 (printed version)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublication date1994–present (online)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublication placeUnited Kingdom (1768–1901)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublication placeUnited States (1901–present)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublishedSince 1768; 258 years ago (1768)1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaPublisherEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc.1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaSubjectGeneral knowledge1.00infobox
Encyclopædia BritannicaWebsitebritannica.com1.00infobox

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