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The encyclopedia of Suda, a massive 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia, had 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often derived from medieval Christian compilers. The text was arranged alphabetically with some slight deviations from common vowel order and place in the Greek alphabet.
Throughout history, the Britannica has had two aims: to be an excellent reference book, and to provide educational material. [11] In 1974, the 15th edition adopted a third goal: to systematize all human knowledge. [12] The history of the Britannica can be divided into five eras, punctuated by changes in management, or reorganization of the ...
Advertisement for Encyclopædia Britannica, 1913. The Encyclopædia Britannica has been published continuously since 1768, appearing in fifteen official editions. Several editions have been amended with multi-volume "supplements" (third, fifth/sixth), consisted of previous editions with added supplements (10th, and 12th/13th) or gone drastic re-organizations (15th).
10 Eventful Years is the title of the 1947 Encyclopædia Britannica compilation, spanning ten years, 1937 through 1946. The books were commissioned and edited by Walter Yust, the editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica and were partly based on the Encyclopedia's annual Year Book.
Nordisk familjebok fourth edition 22 volumes 1951–1955. [5] Svensk Uppslagsbok first edition 30 volumes 1929–1937 [6] Svensk Uppslagsbok second edition 32 volumes 1947–1955 [6] Bonniers Lexikon 15 volumes 1961–1967. Known as "Äpplet", "The Apple". Perhaps the most widely spread encyclopedia ever, written in the Swedish language.
Weedon's Modern Encyclopedia (1931) a non-Britannica publication that was bought out and repackaged by Britannica as Britannica Junior (1934) Great Books of the Western World (1952) Children's Britannica (1960) aimed at ages seven to 14. Gateway to the Great Books (1963) Young Children's Encyclopaedia (1970) for children just learning to read
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