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The Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition (1768–1771) is a 3-volume reference work, an edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. It was developed during the encyclopaedia's earliest period as a two-man operation founded by Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was sold unbound in subscription format over a period of 3 ...
Journal of captain Cooks first voyage, pub. 1773 A Description of East-Florida with a Journal, Kept by John Bartram [27] Travel 1769 sold by W. Nicoll; and T. Jefferies By William Stork. First edition (London, 1766) published under title: An account of East-Florida [27] A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston Upon Thames [28]
17 August – Edinburgh botanist James Robertson makes the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis. 16 November – During the night, Solway Moss, on the Cumberland border, bursts, flooding local farms and settlements. [1] 26 November – First section of Monkland Canal opened. Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition completes publication in Edinburgh.
William Smellie (1740–1795) was a Scottish printer who edited the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also a naturalist and antiquary. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, co-founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a friend of Robert Burns.
My First Britannica is aimed at children ages six to 12, and the Britannica Discovery Library is for children aged three to six (issued 1974 to 1991). [51] Compton's by Britannica, first published in 2007, incorporating the former Compton's Encyclopedia, is aimed at 10- to 17-year-olds and consists of 26 volumes and 11,000 pages. [52]
The list of early-modern periodicals gives an overview of periodicals (newspapers are excluded) for the period from the first printed books to 1800. The list includes periodical publications such as catalogues and some works which appeared in a longer time frame, such as the Theatrum Europaeum .
The Encyclopédie in turn inspired the venerable Encyclopædia Britannica, which had a modest beginning in Scotland: the first edition, issued between 1768 and 1771, had just three hastily completed volumes – A–B, C–L, and M–Z – with a total of 2,391 pages. By 1797, when the third edition was completed, it had been expanded to 18 ...
In 2009, Britannica Global Edition was printed with 30 volumes. It contained over 40,000 articles and 8,500 photographs. [ 5 ] In 2012, after 244 years, Britannica ended the print editions, with the 32 volumes of the 2010 installment being the last on paper; future editions have been published exclusively online since. [ 6 ]