until 1736, constituting the fifth edition of the first volume and the third edition of the second volume. The supplement of 1744 was billed as volume 3. We do not know the names of the editors who carried on Harris's work after his death in 1719. Notes References (See p. 373.) Bradshaw, Lael Ely, “John Harris’s Lexicon technicum,” in Notable Encyclopedias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Nine Predecessors of the Encyclopédie, ed. Frank A. Kafker (Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 1981), pp. 107–21. Collison, Robert, Encyclopaedias: Their History throughout the Ages (New York: Hafner, 1966). External links Sample page from the 1708 edition Lexicon technicum, or, An universal English dictionary of arts and sciences : explaining not only the terms of art, but the arts themselves Vol. 1 (2nd ed) Lexicon technicum, or, An universal English dictionary of arts and sciences : explaining not only the terms of art, but the arts themselves Vol. 2 (2nd ed) English-language encyclopedias British encyclopedias Science books English dictionaries 1704 books 1708 books 1710 books 18th-century encyclopedias