2010 encyclopaedia britannica final print
The Micropædia was meant for quick fact-checking and as a guide to the Macropædia readers are advised to study the Propædia outline to understand a subject's context and to find more detailed articles. The 15th edition has a three-part structure: a 12-volume Micropædia of short articles (generally fewer than 750 words), a 17-volume Macropædia of long articles (two to 310 pages), and a single Propædia volume to give a hierarchical outline of knowledge. announced it would no longer publish printed editions and would focus instead on the online version. In March 2012, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. In 1933, the Britannica became the first encyclopaedia to adopt "continuous revision", in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted, with every article updated on a schedule. Starting with the 11th edition and following its acquisition by an American firm, the Britannica shortened and simplified articles to broaden its appeal to the North American market. Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style. The encyclopaedia grew in size: the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810) it had expanded to 20 volumes. It was first published between 17 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as three volumes. Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. Since 2011, it is being published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. The encyclopaedia is maintained by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors. the company has existed since the 18th century, although it has changed ownership various times through the centuries. It is published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Year the company laid off its remaining sales force in U.S.The Encyclopædia Britannica ( Latin for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. Number of visionary Scotsmen who decided to create the very first edition Number of parts to Britannica since 1985: Micropaedia, Macropaedia, Propaedia, and 2-volume index Numbers of year Britannica was managed by Sears Roebuck Year it issued its 16-volume children's version Year it moved its headquarters and print operations to U.S. Year the Britannica was first printed, in Edinburgh (which is why it's retained its British spelling of encyclopedia) Number of employees laid off due to the digital-only transition Number of workers employed by Britannica in its peak hardcover years Number of “knowledge seekers” who currently access the Britannica’s website, educational sites and apps Number of expert contributors (Nobel laureates, historians, professors, etc.) Price Jacobs paid for the hardcover set 10 years ago Number of hardcover copies still for sale now, from the final print run in 2010 Here are a few more numbers associated with the iconic encyclopedia. Forester were also “members of the start-to-finish club.” (Forester actually read it through twice.) Either way, if Jacobs started his project now, he’d have to suck it up and read the whole sprawling thing online – or shell out $29.95 for the deluxe DVD (and hope that would suffice). “Stunts can have their own absurd nobility,” Jacobs noted on Wednesday, adding that George Bernard Shaw, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, and C.S. But he wanted to “smarten up,” he says, because he was worried that, at age 35, his brain was beginning to “turn to tapioca.”Īmong other things, he learned about a-ak – ancient East Asian music (the first entry in the encyclopedia) – and Zywiec, the Polish city, population 32,000 and known primarily for its beer (the last entry in the encyclopedia). Flipping through its tissue-thin pages and squinting at its 9-point font with the books propped in his lap, Jacobs read all 44 million words over the course of a year while his wife, friends and family poked fun at him. Jacobs began reading the entire Britannica partly as a stunt, partly as a career move (he wrote a book about it later, which landed on The New York Times bestseller list). This is no surprise to the millions who access Wikipedia multiple times a day, every day – but at least one person attached to the print version of Britannica says he’s “heartbroken.”Ībout 10 years ago, author A.J. The Britannica company, headquartered in Chicago and with about a dozen offices around the world, announced this week it’s abandoning its traditional hardcover product. After 244 years in print, the gold-embossed, leather-bound, 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica is going completely digital.