User:Minor Contributer/Encyclopaedia Britannica
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Encyclopædia Britannica is a very big, famous encyclopaedia. It is written in English, and is published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., a private company. It was originally only printed on paper, but recently it has expanded to have digital, or computer versions as well. The encyclopedia is split into many books. The articles in it are arranged by alphabetical order. There have been versions of it that are for children as well. It is the largest encyclopedia that is printed, and the second largest encyclopedia. The largest is Wikipedia. Many people consider it to be the best encyclopedia[1][2], because it is accurate and has lots of detail.
Author | 4,411 named contributors; editorial staff |
---|---|
Country | United Kingdom (1768-1900) USA (1901-present) |
Language | English |
Subject | General |
Genre | encyclopedia |
Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
Publication date | 1768–present |
Media type | 32 volumes |
ISBN | ISBN 1593392923 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: Invalid ISBN. |
The Encyclopedia was once very small, the first edition only had 3 books, but slowly, it became bigger. The latest edition, the 15th edition, now has 29 books in it, plus 2 indexes. It even includes an extra book called Propaedia, to classify knowledge. The 29 books and made up of a Macropaedia and a Micropaedia. The Macropaedia is a larger one, with more detailed articles that can be as long as 300 pages, made up of 17 books, while the Micropaedia is the smaller one with shorter articles that are usually less than 750 words. The Micropaedia is used for fast-checking, but if you want more detailed information you have to use the Macropaedia. Each book is very big, more than 1000 pages per book. There are books of the year, every year, a book is published about the year.
The articles in the Britannica are for educated adults, not for children, and written by about 100 full-time editors and over 4,000 expert contributors. Many people think it is the best encyclopedia , but Wikipedia is still more popular, being free to use. The Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia now. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland and grew very popular, with its third edition in 1801 comprising of 21 books.
The size of the Britannica is almost the same over the past 70 years, with about 40 million words on half a million topics. The encyclopedia was once owned by the British, but it is now owned by the USA, but still written in British English. Over time, the encyclopedia has difficulties trying to earn money, which almost every encyclopedia is facing. People are saying that the encyclopedia has information that is not true, and so they do not buy it. Still, the encyclopedia is to many people, a very good and reliable research tool.