Dataset Card for EB9

Encyclopædia Britannica (EB) is the most prestigious reference work in English. This dataset contains the text of the entries from the 9th edition (EB9) as well automatically extracted geographical coordinates.

The original text comes from the Nineteenth-Century Knowledge Project

Data Instances

Each sample is a JSON dictionnary with id, the entry ID in the Nineteenth-Century Knowledge Project nomenclature, texte, the text of the entry and coords, the coordinates if any, and a disclaimer, as for example:

{'id': 'kp-eb0901-000304-0018m',
 'texte': "AARHUUS, a city and seaport of Denmark, situated on the Cattegat, in lat. 56° 9' N., long. 10° 12' E. It is the chief town of a fertile district of the same name, one of the subdivisions of Jutland. The cathedral of Aarhuus is a Gothic structure, and the largest church in Denmark. The town also contains a lyceum, museum, and library. Aarhuus is a place of extensive trade. It has a good and safe harbour, has regular steam communication with Copenhagen, and is connected by rail with Viborg and the interior of the country. Agricultural produce, spirits, leather, and gloves are exported, and there are sugar refineries, and manufactures of wool, cotton, and tobacco. Population (1870), 15,020.",
 'disclaimer': "ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, NINTH EDITION: A MACHINE-READABLE TEXT\n TRANSCRIPTION (v1.1), The Nineteenth-Century Knowledge Project, 2025\n 19kp@temple.edu, https://tu-plogan.github.io/.\n\n License: CC-BY-4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.\n\n Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences,\n and General Literature. 9th ed., 25 vols. NY: Charles Scribner's\n Sons, 1875-1889. (Authorized edition.) Image scans: Internet Archive.\n\n This entry: 9th edition, volume 1, page 3 [9:1:3]",
 'coords': "56 9' N 10 12' E"}
}