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

Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. The Encyclopaedia Britannica was first published in 1768, when it began to appear in Edinburgh, …

Dec 8, 2025 · Notable among the results of such activities was the 15th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica (1974), which was designed in large part to enhance the role of an encyclopaedia in …

Britannica.com is the domain name of the main website of Encyclopædia Britannica, [2] which provides partial free access to the paid online edition of the encyclopaedia, titled …

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