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| Encyclopaedia Britannica > Encyclopaedia Britannica > Volume 8, DIA-England > (948) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/193335329 |
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| Description | With preliminary dissertations on the history of the sciences [by Dugald Stewart, Sir James Mackintosh, John Playfair, and Sir John Leslie] and other ... improvements and additions; including the late supplement, a general index, [by Robert Cox] and ... engravings. [Edited by Macvey Napier.] |
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| Shelfmark | EB.15 |
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| Description | Ten editions of 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', issued from 1768-1903, in 231 volumes. Originally issued in 100 weekly parts (3 volumes) between 1768 and 1771 by publishers: Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell (Edinburgh); editor: William Smellie: engraver: Andrew Bell. Expanded editions in the 19th century featured more volumes and contributions from leading experts in their fields. Managed and published in Edinburgh up to the 9th edition (25 volumes, from 1875-1889); the 10th edition (1902-1903) re-issued the 9th edition, with 11 supplementary volumes. |
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