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===''Encyclopædia Britannica''===
===''Encyclopædia Britannica''===
[[File:Britannica1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 15th edition (1974-2012)]]
[[File:Britannica1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 15th edition (1974-2012)]]
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.