The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (30 Volumes)

by Warren E. Preece

Series: Encyclopedia Britannica [Revised 15th Edition] (Set)

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Comprises one Propaedia (outline of knowledge) volume, 12 Micropaedia (ready reference), 17 Macropaedia (knowledge in depth), two index volumes, plus a free copy of Britannica World Data Annual 1992. For this printing, 8036 pages were revised. Price quoted is for Classic Brown binding.

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I've always found the micropedia/macropedia split annoying in the 15th edition of this great encyclopedia. It makes fact checking somewhat tedious. But, more and more, I find I'm using the long articles as introductions to topics I am unfamiliar with. That's where its real value lies: coherent introductions to fields of knowledge, written by experts. It's certainly not anything we're ever going to see on Wikipedia. (

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Comprises one Propaedia (outline of knowledge) volume, 12 Micropaedia (ready reference), 17 Macropaedia (knowledge in depth), two index volumes, plus a free copy of Britannica World Data Annual 1992. For this printing, 8036 pages were revised. Price quoted is for Classic Brown binding.

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