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Encyclopedia | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
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History, Editions, & Facts - Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia - Encyclopaedias in general | Britannica
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Characteristics of an encyclopedia | Britannica
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Britannica in the digital era - Encyclopedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia - History of encyclopaedias | Britannica
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Encyclopaedia - The kinds of encyclopaedias | Britannica
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | Britannica
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Britannica Online | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBBritannica Online is an extended electronic reference service for delivery over the Internet, launched in 1994 by Encyclopædia Britannica. It provides full text database, illustrations, and links to outside sources of information, as well as articles on Britannica's history, editors, and topics.