Tracking 18th-century “Social Network” Through Letters

February 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Visual mapping of thousands of letters exchanged in the 18th century’s “Republic of Letters”, during the French Enlightenment. This network of intellectuals, linked innovative ideas of the Enlightenment across national borders and language barriers. Cultural thinkers like Voltaire, Leibniz, Rousseau, Linnaeus, Newton, Diderot.

About George Canciani
Designing Whole Systems Frameworks for Sustainable Living. Disruption Catalyst, Interaction Designer, Visual Synthesizer, Awareness Strategist: Digital Marketing, Sensory Perception Strategy, Cultural Aesthetics.

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