Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica
General Encyclopedia
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long running English language general encyclopedia, first published in Edinburgh in 1768 and now maintained online. It draws on named subject specialists and an editorial review process, and its sports and games coverage is used throughout this atlas for uncontroversial background facts about people, organizations and events.
Facts
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier2
Sources
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Claims Backed By This Source (237 claims)
This source backs 237 claims across the atlas. As facts: 154 well-attested, 13 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 29 holds. Plus 41 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Athletes, 113 claims: 73 well-attested, 23 holds, 17 general references.
- Sports, 56 claims: 32 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate, 14 general references.
- Competitions, 44 claims: 31 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 6 holds, 6 general references.
- Games, 19 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 4 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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