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Encyclopædia BritannicaOldest and largest English-language general encyclopaedia. Its three-volume first edition was published in 1768–71 in Edinburgh, Scot. In subsequent editions it grew in size and reputation. The most famous editions include the ninth (1875–89), known as “the scholar's encyclopaedia,” and the 11th (1910–11), which, with contributions from more than 1,500 experts of world reputation, was also the first to divide the traditionally lengthy treatises into more particularized articles. The current edition, the 15th (1974, with a major revision in 1985), embodied a new structure, dividing the major articles from the shorter ones. Encyclopædia Britannica now also appears in CD-ROM and on-line versions. A series of ownership changes led to its purchase by American publishers in 1901; since the 1940s it has been published in Chicago. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here is the reason why the gouaches, etchings, and oils of "speculative fiction" are so consistently evocative: they tap into a childhood font that used to be called wonder - now, of course, a frayed, heinous cliche, an Encyclopaedia Brittanica relic. Convera's search, retrieval and categorization products are used by some of the world's leading publishers, including Atlanta Journal Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg, Copley Press, Deseret News, Encyclopaedia Brittanica, The Financial Times, Gruner & Jahr Publishing, Los Angeles Times, Macmillan Publishers, Morris Communications Corp, Oxford University Press, Random House Publishing, Scotsman. Here is the reason why the gouaches, etchings, and oils of "speculative fiction" are so consistently evocative: they tap into a childhood font that used to be called wonder - now, of course, a frayed, heinous cliche, an Encyclopaedia Brittanica relic. |
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