Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T259649 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Encyclopaedia Britannica Context triple: [Civil Works Administration, describedBySource, Encyclopaedia Britannica]
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Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia that allows users worldwide to create and modify its articles.
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Bibliotheca
Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus that compiles and summarizes a wide range of Greek myths and heroic legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Encyclopaedia Britannica Target entity description: Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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B.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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C.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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D.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia that allows users worldwide to create and modify its articles.
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E.
Bibliotheca
Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus that compiles and summarizes a wide range of Greek myths and heroic legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language encyclopedia
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encyclopedia ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| 11thEditionNumberOfVolumes | 29 ⓘ |
| 11thEditionPublicationYears | 1910–1911 ⓘ |
| 11thEditionPublisher |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company
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| 15thEditionFeature |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Macropædia
Encyclopaedia Britannica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Micropædia
Propædia ⓘ |
| 15thEditionNumberOfVolumes | 30 ⓘ |
| 15thEditionPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| coverage |
arts
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biography ⓘ geography ⓘ history ⓘ sciences ⓘ |
| editorialPolicy |
expert-written articles
ⓘ
fact-checked content ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationPlace | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1768 ⓘ |
| firstEditor | William Smellie ⓘ |
| founder |
Andrew Bell
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Colin Macfarquhar ⓘ |
| genre | general reference ⓘ |
| hasEducationalBrand |
Britannica Academic
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Britannica School ⓘ
surface form:
Britannica Kids
Britannica School ⓘ |
| hasOnlineVersion |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Britannica Online
|
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| inception | 1768 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
digital
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online encyclopedia ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableEdition | 11th edition ⓘ |
| notableFor | longest continuously published English-language encyclopedia ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumesFirstEdition | 3 ⓘ |
| owner |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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| parentCompany | Encyclopaedia Britannica Group ⓘ |
| printEditionDiscontinued | 2012 ⓘ |
| printFormat | multi-volume set ⓘ |
| publisher |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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| reputation |
authoritative
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highly respected ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | general knowledge ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educators
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general audience ⓘ students ⓘ |
| website | https://www.britannica.com ⓘ |
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Subject: Encyclopaedia Britannica Description of subject: Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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