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1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end.; 1801 – Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres, naming it after the Roman goddess of agriculture and of motherly love.
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In 1933, the Britannica became the first encyclopaedia to adopt "continuous revision", in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted, with every article updated on a schedule. [ citation needed ] In the 21st century, the Britannica suffered first from competition with the digital multimedia encyclopaedia Microsoft Encarta , [ 4 ] and ...
November 25 is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 36 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 571 BC ...
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief; Earliest day on which National Heroes' Day (Philippines) can fall, while August 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August. Flag Day (Russia) Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)
January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year (340 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 661 ...
Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest-running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, in three volumes. The encyclopaedia grew in size; the second edition was 10 volumes, [38] and by its fourth edition (1801–1810), it had expanded to 20 volumes. [39]
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 55 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 447 – A ...