《简明不列颠百科全书》(ConciseEncyclopedia Britannica)本书是中国大百科全书出版社和美国不列颠百科全书公司合作编译出版的综合性百科全书。在中美联合编审委员会中方主席刘尊棋、美方主席 Frank B.Gibney 及其他委员的组织下,由许多中外学者撰写而成。本书条目除中国部分外,主要是根据最新英文版的《不列颠百科全书》编译而成。全书十卷,第一卷至第九卷是正文及附录,第十卷为索引;共收条目71000余条,约2400万字,附有图片5000幅左右,内容包 The book “Concise Encyclopedia Britannica” is a comprehensive encyclopedia compiled and published by the China Encyclopedia Publishing Company and the British Encyclopedia of the United States. He was composed of many Chinese and foreign scholars under the organization of Liu Zengqi, the Chinese chairman of the China-U.S. Joint Review and Editing Committee, and Frank B. Gibney, chairman of the United States, and other members. In addition to the Chinese part, this book is mainly compiled from the latest English version of the British Encyclopedia. The book consists of ten volumes. The first to the ninth volumes are the main text and the appendix. The tenth volume is the index; more than 71,000 entries, about 24 million words, and about 5,000 pictures are included.