Science · Major Encyclopaedias and Their Features
Match each encyclopaedia with its most distinctive structural or historical feature: EncyclopaediaDistinctive FeatureA. Encyclopaedia Americana1. First published in Edinburgh in 1771, the 15th edition introduced the Propaedia-Micropaedia-Macropaedia structureB. Encyclopaedia Britannica2. Particularly strong in coverage of American and Canadian geography and history; includes fact boxes and tablesC. Chambers's Encyclopaedia3. Based on the German Brockhaus, first published 1850–1867, the 15th volume contains an atlas and classified indexD. Collier's Encyclopaedia4. Contains approximately 25,000 signed articles by about 5,000 contributors; biographical articles are detailed
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- 1A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
- 2A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
- 3A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
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A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
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