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feb 27, 1771 - Encyclopaedia Britannica was published

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This event affected education. It is a first English-language encyclopedia. It was published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, so it's a large scale encyclopedia. The printing press helped to increase educational level with various ways.

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feb 27, 1771
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~ 255 years ago

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