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The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published since 1768 and, after several ownership changes, is currently owned by Encyclopædia Britannica,
The title page of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1768–71
The early 19th-century editions of Encyclopædia Britannica included influential, original research such as Thomas Young's article on Egypt, which included the translation of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone (pictured).
An advertisement for the 11th edition, published in the May 1913 issue of National Geographic
A wooden shipping crate for the 14th edition of the Britannica
The eleventh edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is a 29-volume reference work. It was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its article
Encyclopædia Britannica
…as total word count, has remained roughly steady at about 40 million words. Britannica's has had several notable contributors. The 9th (1875–1889) and 11th editions (1911) are considered landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style. Starting with the 11th edition and following its acquisition by an…
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition