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Loading... The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, in 30 Volumes (edition 1982)by Inc. Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis is the 198215th Edition, in two halves, with the Macropaedia and the Micropaedia. First published in 1768, the publisher is the oldest English-language encyclopedia still in print. Two Scottish men, a printer/bookseller (Colin Macfarquhar) and an engraver (Andrew Bell) first compiled a dictionary of arts and sciences during the Scottish Enlightenment. Scotland was the most literate nation in Europe, with a literacy of 75%. By 2010, the Britannica employed 100 full-time editors and more than 4000 contributors. |
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