On 6th of December 1768 the first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh.

It was produced by Colin Macfarquhar (1744/5-1793), a printer, engraver Andrew Bell (1725/6-1809) and edited by William Smellie.

The first edition took 3 years to complete in 100 weekly parts. You can read more about that here: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Today Encyclopaedia Britannica can be found online and on YouTube