| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① TOPIC | article | 47 | vol. 10, p. 8628 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② TOPIC | article | 46 | vol. 18, p. 547 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ③ TOPIC | article | 46 | vol. 20, p. 454 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ④ TOPIC | article | 46 | vol. 20, p. 454 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ⑤ TOPIC | article | 46 | vol. 20, p. 454 | |