| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | WHELK | cross-reference | 32 | vol. 10, p. 8936 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | WHELK | cross-reference | 32 | vol. 18, p. 847 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ① WHELK | article | 61 | vol. 20, p. 701 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ② WHELK | article | 62 | vol. 20, p. 701 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ③ WHELK | article | 62 | vol. 20, p. 701 | |