Everyone learns that the renaissance was sparked by the translation of Ancient Greek works.

But few know that the Renaissance was written in Latin — and has barely been translated. Less than 3% of <1700 books have been translated—and less than 30% have ever been scanned.

I’m working on a project to change that. Research blog at www.SecondRenaissance.ai — we are starting by scanning and translating thousands of books at the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam, a UNESCO-recognized rare book library.

We want to make ancient texts accessible to people and AI.

If this work resonates with you, please do reach out: Derek@ancientwisdomtrust.org

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j-bos 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This ia very cool but should go in a Show HN post as per HN rules. All the best!

	▲	dr_dshiv 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Just read the rules again— was something inappropriate? Seemed relevant

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carlosjobim 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Amazing project!

May I ask you, why are you publishing the translations as PDF files, instead of the more accessible ePub format?