Corpus Statistics

Encyclopaedia Britannica (1771–1860)

Overview

8
Editions
126,088
Total Entries
114,359
Articles
11,729
Cross-references
3,512
Treatises
120.0M
Total Words

Articles by Edition

1771
7,721
1778
13,218
1797
16,017
1810
16,858
1815
16,946
1823
15,000
1842
15,818
1860
12,781

Word Count by Edition

1771
1,760,147
1778
9,350,009
1797
15,999,831
1810
17,641,664
1815
17,357,973
1823
17,526,334
1842
19,173,464
1860
21,230,370

Detailed Breakdown

Edition Year Vols Articles Cross-refs Total Treatises Words Avg Words
1st Edition 1771 2 7,721 1,614 9,335 42 1,760,147 227
2nd Edition 1778 10 13,218 1,193 14,411 263 9,350,009 707
3rd Edition 1797 18 16,017 1,292 17,309 507 15,999,831 998
4th Edition 1810 20 16,858 2,286 19,144 500 17,641,664 1,046
1815 1815 20 16,946 2,242 19,188 457 17,357,973 1,024
6th Edition 1823 21 15,000 2,108 17,108 494 17,526,334 1,168
7th Edition 1842 21 15,818 339 16,157 602 19,173,464 1,212
8th Edition 1860 21 12,781 655 13,436 647 21,230,370 1,661
Total 133 114,359 11,729 126,088 3,512 120,039,792 1,049