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Art groups and artists

Art groups and artists
The changing groupings of artists over time are an example of networks in action. I think graphing these is a good example of the possibilities of using Wikidata to explore affinities. This diagram Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 20 April 2024 Category ScottishCulture Tags ScottishHistory societies

18th century societies

18th century societies
Recently I ported Wikipedia information about members of 18th century Scottish clubs and societies into wikidata with a view to using SPARQL to visualise Enlightenment networks, as shown here. As Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 17 December 2023 Category ScottishHistory Tags Wikipedia Wikidata SPARQL C18 societies

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