High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dobson's Encyclop?dia was the first encyclopedia published in the newly independent United States of America, by Thomas Dobson from 1789–1798. "Encyclop?dia" was the full title of the work, the word Dobson not appearing on the title page except at the bottom (see illustration). It was a reprint of the contemporary 3rd edition of the Encyclop?dia Britannica (published 1788–1797), although Dobson's Encyclop?dia was a somewhat longer work in which a few articles were edited for a patriotic American audience. The term Britannica was dropped from the title, the dedication to King George III was replaced with a dedication to the readers, and sundry facts about American history, geography and peoples were added. Because the photocopying or stereotyping of entire pages had not yet been invented, the entire work had to be re-typeset, allowing changes to be made here and there. However, the work is largely a reprint of Britannica. The plates were...

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