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现代世界上有上千种百科全书,但在中国知识界知名度最高的可算是《不列颠百科全书》(旧译《大英百科全书》)了。不过,不少常读外文书的人也往往以为这部著名的百科全书是英国出版的,其实它虽然是1768年诞生于苏格兰,19世纪在英国长大,而真正出名则是在20世纪初“嫁”到美国以后。现在仍然冠以“不列颠”之名,只是为了表示古老的溯源和传统罢了。诚然,在现代正在发行的各国百科全书中,《不列颠百科全书》是唯一能以220岁的老资格傲世的一部。在二百多年间经历15版的修订再版,足以说明其
There are thousands of encyclopedias in the modern world, but the best-known among the Chinese intellectuals is the Encyclopaedia Britannica (Old Encyclopedia Britannica). However, many people who often read foreign language books often think that this famous encyclopedia was published in the UK. Although it was originally born in Scotland in 1768, grew up in the UK in the 19th century, the real name was at the beginning of the 20th century After marrying to the United States. It is still in the name of “Britain,” only to show the ancient origin and tradition. It is true that Britannica is the only one capable of attaining the age of 220 in the encyclopedia of modern nations being issued. After more than 200 years experienced a 15-revision revision, enough to explain it