Tag: Editor of the first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica

William Smellie Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Where was William Smellie born? a) Gloucester b) Edinburgh c) Birmingham d) Falkirk 2. Who asked William Smellie to prepare Encyclopaedia Britannica for the press? a) George Gleig b) James Millar c) Horace Hooper d) Andrew Bell 3. When was William Smellie a founder of Newtonian Society? a) 1748 b) 1760 c) 1752 d) 1756