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Using LLMs to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters

174 points · 44 comments · benbreen

  1. dr_dshiv · · focus · HN ↗
    FWIW, I have tried my best to make the 10s of thousands of books on <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;SourceLibrary.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;SourceLibrary.org ergonomic for both agents and people. All feedback welcome.

    To date, it is the largest collection of agent-accessible translations on the web. The mcp pulls texts and illustrations — and the API provides access to the embeddings. It’s free.

    We are based at the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam, a UNESCO-recognized library of alchemy, magic and mysticism (among other related topics)

    And, it’s worth saying, I’m very much inspired by Res Obscura’s line of curiosity-driven humanist inquiry…

    Dive into some historical mysteries, there are so many!

    1. yannis · · focus · HN ↗
      Absolutely fascinated by it, both the contents, as well as getting the UI right. Getting the OCR right is also a major achievement. Is there a write-up somewhere on the technical aspects of the work? I have tried using llms for some 19th century books (in Greek) with limited success.
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