Encyclopædia Britannica (second edition)

The second edition (1777-83) of the Encyclopædia Britannica was a ten-volume encyclopedia published in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was spearheaded by the publishers of the first edition, Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell. Like the first edition, it was published serially over a period of years. Most of the medical and scientific articles, as well as the minor articles, were compiled by James Tytler. All the copperplates were engraved by Bell.

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