The Encyclopedia Britannica Ninth Edition (1875) is a 24 volume reference work with a 25th volume devoted to an index. It was compiled from 1875 to 1889 and is often references as "The Scholar's Edition" due to its very high quality compared to prior editions. The editor of the ninth edition was T.S. Baynes, professor of logic, metaphysics and English literature at St. Andrews. He was joined by William Robertson Smith, a Semitic scholar, in 1881 and it was Smith who completed the monumental editing job when Baynes died in 1887.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Ninth Edition (1875) is a 24 volume reference work with a 25th volume devoted to an index. It was compiled from 1875 to 1889 and is often references as "The Scholar's Edition" due to its very high quality compared to prior editions. The editor of the ninth edition was T.S. Baynes, professor of logic, metaphysics and English literature at St. Andrews. He was joined by William Robertson Smith, a Semitic scholar, in 1881 and it was Smith who completed the monumental editing job when Baynes died in 1887.
These ancient volumes are a treasure trove of interesting and unusual facts and make for fascinating reading to get a sense of the times and their knowledge of the world vs what we now know of the world. This makes them perfect for researchers, historians and anyone interested in this time period and the happenings of the world at that time.
This DVD contains all 25 volumes:
Here are some pages pulled from the collection.
This DVD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. Many of the books on this DVD are fully searchable and all are printable.