Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica.svg Author(s) As of 2008, 4,411 named contributors Country Scotland (1768–1900) United States (1901–present) Language English Subject(s) General Genre(s) Reference encyclopaedia Publisher Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Official site Publication date 1768–2010 (printed version) Media type As of 2010, 32 volumes (hardbou…