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William Smellie FRSE FSA Scot (1740–1795) was a Scottish printer who edited the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also a naturalist and antiquary. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, co-founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a friend of Robert Burns .
The Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition (1768–1771) is a 3-volume reference work, an edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. It was developed during the encyclopaedia's earliest period as a two-man operation founded by Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was sold unbound in subscription format over a period of 3 ...
In 1985, the Britannica responded to reader requests by restoring the index as a two-volume set. The number of topics indexed by the Britannica has fluctuated from 500,000 (1985, the same as in 1954) to 400,000 (1989,1991) to 700,000 in the 2007 print version. Presumably, this recent increase reflects the introduction of efficient electronic ...
Synopsis. A small publishers agrees to print an anti-Semitic work by a well-known but controversial author Fortinbras Carn. Before long he is receiving anonymous letters threatening him and then his wife is discovered bludgeoned to death. The author himself goes missing and severed body parts begin turning up across the area.
The product was quickly followed by Britannica School Insights, which provided similar content for subscribers to Britannica's online classroom solutions, and a partnership with YouTube [82] in which verified Britannica content appeared on the site as an antidote to user-generated video content that could be false or misleading.
June 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM. Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “ Inside Out 2 .”. The animated sequel earned $155 ...
In a large, high-sided skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring ...
Birthday and birthyear of Joseph Stalin. According to Encyclopædia Britannica [11] it is 21 December ( 9 Dec OS), 1879; but this date was made up by Stalin later in his life. The actual date and the one in the Wikipedia article is 18 December ( 6 Dec OS), 1878. Corrected as of 3 August 2020.