ENCYCLOPĘDIA AMERICANA AND ENCYCLOPĘDIA BRITANNICA - COMPARING CHARACTERISTICS
Encyclopędia Americana and Encyclopędia Britannica are two of the most popular English Encyclopędias. They have long history and have been developed for many years and now they meet the need of various adult audience. However, there are some differences between I will try to expose. Encyclopędia Americana and Encyclopędia Britannica will be compared according to the following areas: authoritativeness, purpose, scope, currency, physical makeup, organization, arrangement, indexes, aids tot he reader, and strong and weak points. Encyclopędia Britannica (EB) is older than Encyclopędia Americana (EA). EB is originally published 1768-1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the beginning of twenty century it is reissued by Encyclopędia Britannica, Inc, Chicago with the general contribution of the reputable University of Chicago. EA is first published 1829 by Grolier Incorporated. It is the first Encyclopędia published in United States, as a standard general reference work. Many American and international contributors (more than 6,000 for each Encyclopędia) aid preparing both EA and EB. However, EA's contributors are mostly American, and EB has a great network of international contributors through the entire world. Both EA's cont
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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