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Visualizing all books of the world in ISBN-Space

Libraries have been trying to collect humanity’s knowledge almost since the invention of writing. In the digital age, it might actually be possible to create a comprehensive collection of all human writing that meets certain criteria. That’s what shadow libraries do - collect and share as many
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Feb 1, 2025Visualizing all books of the world in ISBN-Space by phiresky48691

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