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==Modern encyclopedias==

==Modern encyclopedias==

[[File:JohnsonsCyclopedia.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Johnson's New Universal Cyclopedia'' (1876)]]

[[File:JohnsonsCyclopedia.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Johnson's New Universal Cyclopedia'' (1876)]]

Johann Heinrich Alsted's ''Encyclopedia'' was a work in Latin that enjoyed great authority throughout much of Europe during much of the 17th century, but was considered outdated and outmoded when that century ended.  New discoveries were made in the sciences, and the thought was given as to how these discoveries should be presented, how they should be understood, and within the covers of reference books how they should be arranged to correlate with one another.  Many works were published throughout Europe during the 18th century, but several stand out for the influence they had in not just solving the arrangement, but in making up the modern general encyclopedia.

Johann Heinrich Alsted's ''Encyclopedia'' was a work in Latin that enjoyed great authority throughout much of Europe during much of the 17th century, but was considered outdated and outmoded when that century ended.  New discoveries were made in the sciences, and the thought was given as to how these discoveries should be presented, how they should be understood, and within the covers of reference books how they should be arranged to correlate with one another.  Many works were published throughout Europe during the 18th century, but several stand out for the influence they had in not just solving the arrangement, but in making up the modern general encyclopedia.

===''Encyclopædia Britannica''===

===''Encyclopædia Britannica''===

The ''Encyclopédie'' in turn inspired the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', which had modest beginnings in Edinburgh: two Scotsman, Andrew Bell and Colin Macfarquhar conceived the idea of publishing their own version the first edition, distributed between 1768 and 1771, was composed of just three volumes hastily completed - A-B, C-L and M-Z - for a total of 2659 pages. In 1797, when the third edition was completed, it had been expanded to 18 volumes dealing with a wide range of subjects, with entries provided by a set of authorities in their field.

The ''Encyclopédie'' in turn inspired the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', which had modest beginnings in Edinburgh: two Scotsman, Andrew Bell and Colin Macfarquhar conceived the idea of publishing their own version the first edition, distributed between 1768 and 1771, was composed of just three volumes hastily completed - A-B, C-L and M-Z - for a total of 2659 pages. In 1797, when the third edition was completed, it had been expanded to 18 volumes dealing with a wide range of subjects, with entries provided by a set of authorities in their field.