Chambers's Encyclopaedia was founded in 1860 by W. & R. Chambers. It has no relationship with the Chambers' Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences of Ephraim Chambers in the 18th century, except that the latter shared the same name as the publisher of this.
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The first edition was based on a translation into English of the 10th edition of the German-language Konversations-Lexikon, which became the Brockhaus Enzyklopädie.[1] It was edited in part by the publishers, under the charge of Andrew Findlater as acting editor, and appeared between 1860 and 1868 in ten octavo volumes, a total of 8,283 pages. A revised edition appeared in 1874, with 8,320 pages. The index of matters not having special articles contained about 1,500 headings. The articles were generally excellent, especially on Jewish literature, folk-lore and practical science; but, as in Brockhaus, the scope of the work did not allow extended treatment.
A further revision took place, and in 1888-1892 an entirely new edition was published in ten volumes edited by David Patrick.[2] Further new editions appeared in 1895, 1901 and 1906. The modern Chambers’s was published in 15 volumes in 1950.[1]
A completely new encyclopaedia under this name was published in 1950 by George Newnes, Ltd.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
| Volume | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 (1880) | A | Beaufort |
| Volume 2 (missing) | Beb | Ch |
| Volume 3 (1902) | Catari | Dion |
| Volume 4 (missing) | Dip. | Fric. |
| Volume 5 (1902) | Friday | Humanitarians |
| Volume 6 (missing) | Hun | Mai |
| Volume 7 (1902) | Maltebrun | Peary |
| Volume 8 (1902) | Peasant | Roumelia |
| Volume 9 (1902) | Round | Swansea |
| Volume 10 (missing) | Sy | Z |