Wikipedia: History of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Originally published in Edinburgh by Adam and Charles Black; the trademark and publication rights were sold after the 11th edition to an American company, which is now the current publisher.

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:1th edition (1768-1771) - 3 vol.
:2nd edition (1777-1784) - 10 vol.
:3rd edition (1788-1797, 1801 sup.) - 18 vol. + 2 sup.
:4th edition (1801-1809) - 20 vol.
:5th edition (1815) - 20 vol.
:6th edition (1820-1823, 1815-1824 sup.) - 20 vol. + 2 sup.
:7th edition (1830-1842) - 21 vol.
:8th edition (1852-1860) - 21 vol. + index

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:9th edition (1870-1890) - 24 vol. + index. It featured articles by notables of the day, such as James Maxwell on Electricty and Magnetism, and [William Thompson]? (who became Lord Kelvin) on Heat.

:9th edition (1870-1890) - 24 vol. + index. It featured articles by notables of the day, such as James Maxwell on Electricity and Magnetism, and [William Thompson]? (who became Lord Kelvin) on Heat.

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:10th edition (1902-1903) - consisted of the ninth edition, plus 9 supplementary volumes with updates and additions, plus a maps volume and an index volume.

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:11th edition (1910-11) - 29 vol. Considered the classic edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica; available in the public domain (see BritannicaPublicDomain).

:11th edition (1910-1911) - 29 vol. Considered the classic edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica; available in the public domain (see Britannica Public Domain).

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:12th edition (1921-1922) - 11th ed. + 3 sup.
:13th edition (1926) - 11th. + 6 sup.
:14th edition (1929-1973) - 24 vol.
:15th edition (1974-1984) - 28 vol.
:15th ed., rev. (1985-) - 32 vol.

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