| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① BAIE | article | 575 | vol. 2, p. 958 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ② BAIE | article | 3,613 | vol. 3, p. 331 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ② BAIE | article | 3,604 | vol. 3, p. 331 | revised · J 0.86 |
| 7th ed. (1842) | ② BAÏE | article | 3,265 | vol. 4, p. 284 | substantially revised · J 0.49 |