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• Propædia — The one volume Propædia is the first of three parts of the 15th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, the other two being the 12 volume Micropædia and the 17 volume Macropædia. The Propædia is intended as a topical organization of the Britannica s… …   Wikipedia

• Propædia — La Propædia est l une des trois parties de la 15e édition de l Encyclopædia Britannica, les deux autres étant la Macropædia et la Micropædia. La Propædia est un volume unique, alors que la Micropædia et la Macropædia ont respectivement 12 et 17… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Encyclopædia Britannica — Britannica redirects here. For other uses, see Britannica (disambiguation). Encyclopædia Britannica   …   Wikipedia

• Encyclopædia Britannica — Nouvelle édition américaine de l’Encyclopedia Britannica (1991) Auteur …   Wikipédia en Français

• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica — The Encyclopædia Britannica has been published continuously since 1768, appearing in 15 official editions. Several editions have been amended with multi volume supplements (3rd–6th) or undergone drastic re organizations (15th). In recent years,… …   Wikipedia

• Macropædia — La Macropædia est l une des trois parties de la 15e édition de l Encyclopædia Britannica, les deux autres étant la Micropædia et la Propædia. La Macropædia comporte 17 volumes, alors que la Micropædia a 12 volumes et la Propædia un volume unique …   Wikipédia en Français

• Micropædia — La Micropædia est l une des trois parties de la 15e édition de l Encyclopædia Britannica, les deux autres étant la Propædia et la Macropædia. Le nom Micropædia est un néologisme inventé par Mortimer Adler de l ancien grec : les mots petit et …   Wikipédia en Français

• Encyclopædia Britannica — Oldest and largest English language general encyclopaedia. Its three volume first edition was published in 1768–71 in Edinburgh, Scot. In subsequent editions it grew in size and reputation. The most famous editions include the ninth (1875–89),… …   Universalium

• List of 2007 Macropædia articles — The Macropædia is the third part of the Encyclopædia Britannica ; the other two parts are the Micropædia and the Propædia. The 2007 version of the Macropædia has 699 articles arranged in alphabetical order over 17 volumes; the articles range in… …   Wikipedia

• Staff of the Encyclopædia Britannica — The preparation and publication of the Encyclopædia Britannica requires trained staff. According to the final page of the 2007 Propædia , the staff are organized into ten departments:cite book |year=2007 |title=The New Encyclopædia Britannica… …   Wikipedia