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''Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact-Index'' is a home and school encyclopedia first published in 1922 as ''Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia''. The word "Pictured" was removed from the title with the 1968 edition.〔Encyclopædia Britannica, 1988.〕 The encyclopedia is now advertised as ''Compton's by Britannica''. ''Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia'' CD-ROM (1989) was the first multimedia encyclopedia.〔''Kister's Best Encyclopedias'',1994〕 Grolier's earlier CD-ROM encyclopedia was not multimedia. The encyclopedia was founded by Frank E. Compton in 1922. Publishing rights to the F.E. Compton & Company products were acquired by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. in 1961.〔 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. initially owned ''Compton's Encyclopedia'' from 1961 to 1993, and later reacquired it in 2002. Britannica had sold its Compton's interests to the Tribune Company in 1993, and for a time ''Compton's Encyclopedia'' was a product of The Learning Company, which purchased Brøderbund in 1998. In March 2002 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. "acquired an exclusive license to publish and distribute ''Compton's Encyclopedia'' in print and CD-ROM from Broderbund LLC and Success Publishing Group".〔("''Compton's Encyclopedia'' Returns to Britannica" ) , news release, Encyclopædia Britannica, March 20, 2002〕 ==Print Editions== *''Compton's Encyclopedia'', 8 volumes, 1922 * *10 volumes, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 in two versions 1. plain red boards w/insignia 2. dark brown embossed boards deluxe * *16 volumes, 1931 * *15 volumes, 1933, 1948 * *20 volumes, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962 *''Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact-Index'', 24 volumes 1969-1971 * *22 volumes, 1972, 1973 * *26 volumes, annually 1974-1978 and 1980–1995, 2004 *''Compton's by Britannica'' * *26 volumes, 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Compton's Encyclopedia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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