The ''English Encyclopaedia'' was an

encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

printed in London for George Kearsley in 1802. It was 10 volumes; Vol. I 820pp., Vol. II 871pp., Vol. III 810pp., Vol. IV 805pp., Vol. V 812pp., Vol. VI 801pp., Vol. VII 796pp., Vol.VIII 784pp., Vol. IX 804pp., Vol.X 1150pp. plus 16pp., description of plates & 2pp. book ads by Kearsley & also incl. supplement which commences at page 183. Title page says "A collection of treatises and a dictionary of terms covering the arts & sciences, illustrated with upwards of 400 copperplates. Compiled from modern authors of the first eminence in the different branches of science." This encyclopedia would form the basis of Kearsley's later work '' Pantologia'' which he began compiling in 1802.S. Padraig Walsh ''Anglo-American general encyclopedias 1703-1967'' New York and London; R.R. Bowser Company 1968 pp.61, 140-1

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Vol I: A to BookVol II: Book-keeping to DiameterVol III: Diamond to Glass-wortVol IV: Glastonbury to KilkennyVol V: Killala to MedicineVol VI: Medicine: Chronic Diseases to NimpoVol VII: Nimrod to PhiloxenusVol VIII: Philter to RelievoVol IX: Religion to Traumatic BalsamVol X: Treacle to Zytomierz
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