Tracking 18th-century "social network" through letters

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Uploaded by on Dec 14, 2009

Researchers map thousands of letters exchanged in the 18th century's "Republic of Letters" and learn at a glance what it once took a lifetime of study to comprehend.

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  • Ottoman?

  • Turkey !!

  • I think those quotation marks are quite unnecessary.

  • 18th century? By that era, they used old English letters.

  • excellent!

  • nice video.. very interesting...

  • nice one!

  • Sooo coool!

  • awesome!

  • This is just in time for the current generation. Great!

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