laphamsquarterly:

Stanford researchers create a data visualization of the 15,000 letters Voltaire sent over eighty years, many of them while he was in exile near the Swiss border. 

“Stanford technology helps scholars get ‘big picture’ of the Enlightenment”

This is seriously nerdalicious. <3

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    I can’t listen to this because I’m at work, but it looks awesome.
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    I know it’s geeky, but this is so cool. The Republic of Letters: The internet of the Enlightenment Age
  9. meaghano said: is it sad that i read this as “the 15,000 USERS voltaire got over 80 years…” oh god.
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    More infographic, less chatter, pls.
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    This is seriously nerdalicious.
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