| MacFarquhar, Colin
& George Gleig (editors.). Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, A Dictionary
of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature; Constructed on a Plan,
by which the Different Sciences and Arts Are digested into the Form of
Distinct Treatises or Systems, comprehending The History, Theory, and Practise
of each, according to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; And full
Explanations given of the Various Detached Parts of Knowledge, whether
relating to Natural and Artificial Objects, or to Matters Ecclesiastical,
Civil, Military, Commercial, &c. Including Elucidations of the most
important Topics relative to Religion, Morals, ...Edinburgh, Printed for
A Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 + John Brown, 1801. 4to. 18 volumes + 2
supplementary volumes and plate volume 2 (lacking the first plate volume)
This was the first edition made up as we know it today. The earlier
1st and 2nd edition were merely collections of articles. £
1750 |
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