6 dic 1768 año - Encyclopedia Britannica

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On December 6th, 1768 the first Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh, Scotland having been first thought of by Andrew Bell. The printer, Colin Macfarguhar sold the first copy at his printing office. The intent of the Encyclopedia Britannica was to “provide accurate definitions and explanations of all the terms as they occur in order of the alphabet.” Encyclopedia Britannica still exists today on an online format, and had continued to be printed for 244 years.