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1st September 2010
This months updates see a complete overhaul of the Ultrapedia Library. All 128,975 documents have been manually reviewed, revised and checked for accuracy.
By removing obsolete or inconsistent data from the digitised version of the original publication, we are able to publish a more accurate, searchable representation.
As you browse through the library you will see the documents are (mostly) free of inaccuracies.
The level of accuracy is dictated by the age and condition of the original publication and the nature of OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Our aim is for quality rich content.
This brings the total documents in the Library to 128,975 with the total number of pages at 3,923,948 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 1,293,160.
Try these examples opposite to see whats in store.
This months updates see a complete overhaul of the Ultrapedia Library. All 128,975 documents have been manually reviewed, revised and checked for accuracy.
By removing obsolete or inconsistent data from the digitised version of the original publication, we are able to publish a more accurate, searchable representation.
As you browse through the library you will see the documents are (mostly) free of inaccuracies.
The level of accuracy is dictated by the age and condition of the original publication and the nature of OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Our aim is for quality rich content.
This brings the total documents in the Library to 128,975 with the total number of pages at 3,923,948 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 1,293,160.
Try these examples opposite to see whats in store.
19th July 2010 - Wikipedia Federated Search
We're pleased to announce the introduction of Wikipedia federated searching to the Ultrapedia Library. What this means is that when you search the Ultrapedia Library for a given search term, the search results will also have an entry from Wikipedia at the top the the page.
Below are some example searches to help you get started and for you to try.
Tower Bridge London Medieval Literature Napoleon Bonaparte Julius Caesar The COLLISEUM
We're pleased to announce the introduction of Wikipedia federated searching to the Ultrapedia Library. What this means is that when you search the Ultrapedia Library for a given search term, the search results will also have an entry from Wikipedia at the top the the page.
Below are some example searches to help you get started and for you to try.
Tower Bridge London Medieval Literature Napoleon Bonaparte Julius Caesar The COLLISEUM
12th June 2010
European Historical Collections
We've been busy working behind the scenes for the last few months. We want to bring the cream of the library to the surface in a natural manner, this equates to hands on work by a human rather than a computer, spending time reviewing and grading the library documents. The first pass is to remove documents that slipped through our filtering system, so we have removed 472 documents. The total documents in the library now stands at 135,555.
This months popular documents include:
This months popular documents include:
- Our Planet Its Past and Future by William Denton in 1873
- Scientific American Journal
- View Music & Moods virtual video illustrations from John Keats, Samuel Daniels, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare
- The Diplomacy of Revolution by William Henry Trescot
1116 new documents were added to the Ultrapedia Library today.
For a full listing of todays updates click here
Topical books selected from todays updates include:
For a full listing of todays updates click here
Topical books selected from todays updates include:
- Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe by John Hewitt in 1860
- An Enquiry into the Scriptural Views of Slavery by Albert Barnes in 1857
- A History of New York by Washington Irving in 1854
- A Pictorial History of France by Samuel Griswold Goodrich in 1861 **Featured**
- A Practical Guide to Climates and Weather... by Henry Francis Blanford in 1889
- The Queens of England and Their Times by Francis Lancelott
- The Voyages and Travels of Captain Ross... by John Ross and others in 1838
1st April 2010 - Scientific American Journal for the year 1900
Thirty issues of the Scientific American Journal from 1900, are online as a slideshow. Click here for slideshow.
Scientific American was a weekly journal of practical information on art, science, mechanics, chemistry and manufactures. Founded by Rufus M Porter in 1845, and taken over by Alfred Ely Beach and Orson Desaix Munn in 1846, remaining owned by Munn & Co until 1948.
It was published every Thursday morning at No. 11 Spruce Street, New York; Boston and Philadelphia. Each issue was published with two to five original engravings illustrative of New Inventions, Scientific Principles, and Curious Works and included stories covering Mechanical and other Scientific Improvements, Catalogues of Patents, Scientific Essays, Arts and Trade, and Improvements in Agricultural devices. In todays terms it was the Technology journal of the time.
Today Scientific American is the oldest continuously published magazine in the US and the world's premier source for advances in science and technology and how they shape our world. You can visit them at the Scientific American Website.
We hope you enjoy these issues from the turn of the century - 1900 - one hundred and ten years ago!
Scientific American Journal - 1900
Thirty issues of the Scientific American Journal from 1900, are online as a slideshow. Click here for slideshow.
Scientific American was a weekly journal of practical information on art, science, mechanics, chemistry and manufactures. Founded by Rufus M Porter in 1845, and taken over by Alfred Ely Beach and Orson Desaix Munn in 1846, remaining owned by Munn & Co until 1948.
It was published every Thursday morning at No. 11 Spruce Street, New York; Boston and Philadelphia. Each issue was published with two to five original engravings illustrative of New Inventions, Scientific Principles, and Curious Works and included stories covering Mechanical and other Scientific Improvements, Catalogues of Patents, Scientific Essays, Arts and Trade, and Improvements in Agricultural devices. In todays terms it was the Technology journal of the time.
Today Scientific American is the oldest continuously published magazine in the US and the world's premier source for advances in science and technology and how they shape our world. You can visit them at the Scientific American Website.
We hope you enjoy these issues from the turn of the century - 1900 - one hundred and ten years ago!
28th March 2010 Library Updates
With spring in the air and summer not far away we've selected a few titles below for your reading pleasure; coming from the 1066 new documents added to the Ultrapedia Library.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Topical books featured todays updates include:
With spring in the air and summer not far away we've selected a few titles below for your reading pleasure; coming from the 1066 new documents added to the Ultrapedia Library.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Topical books featured todays updates include:
- A Serious Fall in the Value of Gold by William Stanley Jevons in 1863
- A Synopsis of Popery by William Hogan in 1847
- A System of Phrenology by George Combe in 1860
- Animal Physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter in 1859
- Annals of British Legislation in 1863
- An Easter Offering for the Whigs by Henry Bathurst in 1842
1st March 2010 Library Updates
Today we added 7311 new documents to the Ultrapedia Library. Many are letters, lectures, journals, narratives and diaries from notable historical figures - they are a joy to read and explore. We hope you enjoy discovering them.
We also continue to clean up the Library and have removed a further 910 documents that had more than their fair share of recognition errors, leaving a crisper and more accurate representation of the original written work.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Also featured in todays updates are:
This brings the total documents in the Library to 134,386 with the total number of pages at 4,266,725 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 590,045.
Today we added 7311 new documents to the Ultrapedia Library. Many are letters, lectures, journals, narratives and diaries from notable historical figures - they are a joy to read and explore. We hope you enjoy discovering them.
We also continue to clean up the Library and have removed a further 910 documents that had more than their fair share of recognition errors, leaving a crisper and more accurate representation of the original written work.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Also featured in todays updates are:
- A General History of the County of Norfolk by John Chambers in 1829
- A Handbook for Travellers in Gloucestershire by John Murray in 1872
- A Painters Camp in the Highlands by Philip Gilbert Hamerton in 1862
- An Excursion to the Mammoth Cave by Robert Davidson in 1840
- After Prison - What? by Maud Ballington Booth in 1903
- The Life and Public Services of General Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the USA by John S Jenkins
This brings the total documents in the Library to 134,386 with the total number of pages at 4,266,725 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 590,045.
2nd February 2010 Library Updates
January has been a busy month. Anyone who has spent time reading some of the millions of pages in the Ultrapedia Library will have noticed recognition errors and other 'noise' not really relevant to the text. As almost all of the original written works have been through many hands in their lifetime these errors occur for many reasons - one of which is marginalia. Check out the Ultrapedia Blog entry 'Recognising a Problem' for further explanation of recognition errors and why they occur.
Its a labour of love, as many of the documents are reviewed manually to clean up the errors, and its thanks to our dedicated team who are passionate about their craft, that more than 31,000 documents in the Ultrapedia Library have been updated and cleaned up, to leave a crisper and more accurate representation of the original written work.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
This brings the total documents in the Library to 128,016 with the total number of pages at 4,073,127 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 587,086.
January has been a busy month. Anyone who has spent time reading some of the millions of pages in the Ultrapedia Library will have noticed recognition errors and other 'noise' not really relevant to the text. As almost all of the original written works have been through many hands in their lifetime these errors occur for many reasons - one of which is marginalia. Check out the Ultrapedia Blog entry 'Recognising a Problem' for further explanation of recognition errors and why they occur.
Its a labour of love, as many of the documents are reviewed manually to clean up the errors, and its thanks to our dedicated team who are passionate about their craft, that more than 31,000 documents in the Ultrapedia Library have been updated and cleaned up, to leave a crisper and more accurate representation of the original written work.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
- Railway Robberies by Henry George and Thomas Wilde Truro in 1847
- Railway Steamers and Telegraphs by George Dodd in 1867
- Rational Cosmology by Laurens Perseus Hickok
- The Crimes of the House of Hapsburg by Francis William Newman
- The Diplomacy of Revolution by William Henry Trescot
- The Miniature Fruit Garden by Thomas Rivers in 1856
This brings the total documents in the Library to 128,016 with the total number of pages at 4,073,127 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 587,086.
8th January 2010 Library Updates
The New Year brings new Library updates. We have been busy in the run up to Christmas and New Year by dividing 1249 of the Books in the Library into 5607 Chapters and further edited the documents to remove some badly recognized characters and phrases. This results in cleaner reading, both in Quick View on the search results page and the downloadable PDF file, as well as swifter searches.
To summarize 5607 documents were added to the Library bringing the total number of documents to 127,283. We've also removed 1249 documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
This brings the total documents in the Library to 127,283 with the total number of pages at 4,088,388 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 586,656.
The New Year brings new Library updates. We have been busy in the run up to Christmas and New Year by dividing 1249 of the Books in the Library into 5607 Chapters and further edited the documents to remove some badly recognized characters and phrases. This results in cleaner reading, both in Quick View on the search results page and the downloadable PDF file, as well as swifter searches.
To summarize 5607 documents were added to the Library bringing the total number of documents to 127,283. We've also removed 1249 documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
- Climate Weather and Disease by Alfred Haviland in 1855
- Our Hardy Grapes by J M Knowlton in 1863
- Our Planet Its Past and Future by William Denton in 1873
- Our Trade in the World in Relation to Foreign Competition by William Shaw Harris Gastrell in 1897
- Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition by George Back in 1836
- Mendelism by Reginald Crundall Punnett in 1911
This brings the total documents in the Library to 127,283 with the total number of pages at 4,088,388 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 586,656.
30th November 2009 Library Updates
4603 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 122,925. We've also removed 374 documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
This brings the total documents in the Library to 122,925 with the total number of pages at 4,168,676 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 586,479.
4603 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 122,925. We've also removed 374 documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
- A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking Customs by Humphrey Robinson in 1910
- Campaigns and Cruises in Venezuela and Ned Grenada by William D Mahoney and Richard Longeville Vowell in 1831
- The History of Cuba by Maturin Murray Ballou in 1854
- History of Napoleon by George Moir Bussey in 1840
- History of the War in Afghanistan by John William Kaye in 1851
- The History of the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland by Charles Coote in 1802
- History of the Peace by Harriett Martineau
This brings the total documents in the Library to 122,925 with the total number of pages at 4,168,676 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 586,479.
14th November 2009 Library Updates
4007 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 118,411. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
4007 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 118,411. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
- Calcutta Review Volume1 (1846) and Volume 4 (1844)
- Canada Universal Exhibition of 1855
- Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
- Essays by Lord Bacon and Lord Clarendon
- Foreign Quaterly Review - Volume 3, 6, 10, 14, 21, 22, 32 and 33
- The American Naturalist
- The Bookman - A Journal of Literature and Life
- Some Personal Letters of Herman Melville - 1922
7th November 2009 Library Updates
3315 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 114,642. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
This brings the total documents in the Library to 114,642 with the total number of pages at 3,979,172 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 549,300.
3315 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 114,642. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
- Chambers Pocket Miscellany
- The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science and Art.
- Elegant Extracts by Vicesimus Knox, the English Essayist and Minister.
- European Historical Collections by John Warner Barber the American Engraver who produced religious and historical books.
- Fleet Papers by John Pavey. Written for the Clergy and Aristocracy regarding the insecurity of life and the authors views on the best mode of restoring Peace.
- The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists Magazine conducted by Joseph Harrison the Gardener at Wortley Hall.
- Illustrated Naval and Miliary Magazine.
- The British Merchant Service.
This brings the total documents in the Library to 114,642 with the total number of pages at 3,979,172 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 549,300.
1st November 2009 Library Updates
8563 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 111,327. We've also removed 2179 redundant documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
Many Encyclopedias including: The American Edition of the British Encyclopedia An Encyclopedia of Domestic Economy Chambers Encyclopedia The Military Encyclopedia
You may also enjoy reading Calcutta Review The Catholic World Elementary Geology
Old Paths and Legends of New England Our Vanishing Wild Life
This brings the total documents in the Library to 111,327 with the total number of pages at 3,916,135 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 541,554
8563 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 111,327. We've also removed 2179 redundant documents. With the new additions and the removed documents the library is now more fluid and refined, providing more targeted results and a more enjoyable read and reference source.
For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
Many Encyclopedias including: The American Edition of the British Encyclopedia An Encyclopedia of Domestic Economy Chambers Encyclopedia The Military Encyclopedia
You may also enjoy reading Calcutta Review The Catholic World Elementary Geology
Old Paths and Legends of New England Our Vanishing Wild Life
This brings the total documents in the Library to 111,327 with the total number of pages at 3,916,135 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 541,554
25th October 2009 Library Updates
3619 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 104,943. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
Catalogue of Medieval Literature
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany
A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton
Catalogue of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters
The Southwestern Reporter
This brings the total documents in the Library to 104,943, with the total number of pages at 3,956,002 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 549,046
3619 documents were added to the Library today bringing the total number of documents to 104,943. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are:
Catalogue of Medieval Literature
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany
A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton
Catalogue of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters
The Southwestern Reporter
This brings the total documents in the Library to 104,943, with the total number of pages at 3,956,002 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 549,046
13th October 2009 Library Updates
We're pleased to announce that the Ultrapedia Library now boasts over 100,000 documents, after adding 2550 new documents to the Library today. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are: Americanized Delsarte Culture, The Art of Silk Culture, Art and Progress - Volume 3 - 1911, Clamet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible, The Moral Instructor and additional issues of The Southwestern Reporter
All books with dual columns layouts are accented with a thumbnail coloured purple, while books with single colum layouts remain neutral in colour.
We're pleased to announce that the Ultrapedia Library now boasts over 100,000 documents, after adding 2550 new documents to the Library today. For a full listing of todays updates click here.
Featured in todays updates are: Americanized Delsarte Culture, The Art of Silk Culture, Art and Progress - Volume 3 - 1911, Clamet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible, The Moral Instructor and additional issues of The Southwestern Reporter
All books with dual columns layouts are accented with a thumbnail coloured purple, while books with single colum layouts remain neutral in colour.
Southwestern Reporter The Moral Instructor
This brings the total documents in the Library to 101,344 with the total number of pages at 3,881,617, and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 532,543
This brings the total documents in the Library to 101,344 with the total number of pages at 3,881,617, and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 532,543
7th October 2009 Library Updates
5013 new documents have been added to the Library. For a full listing click here.
Featured in todays updates are: Art & Progress, Athletics for Physical Culture, Botanical Abstracts, The European War of 1916 covered in The New York Times Current History, The History of the Atomic Theory from the Memoirs of Dr Dalton, Eccentric Characters from the periodical Merrys Museum, 29th September 2009 Library Updates
Today we added 3602 new documents to the library. For a full listing click here.
Tree Culture, Florists Flower Culture, Fruits, Botantical Abstracts, Orchids, Napoleon Bonaparte, Precious Stones, Matter and Energy, Science, the Navy as well as more volumes of the Southwestern Reporter all feature in todays updates.
Tree Culture Botanical Abstracts Orchids Napoleon Bonaparte Precious Stones Matter and Energy Science The Navy Southwestern Reporter The Restoration of the Monarchy in France
This brings the total documents in the Library to 93,781, with the total number of pages at 3,761,738 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 515,661.
5013 new documents have been added to the Library. For a full listing click here.
Featured in todays updates are: Art & Progress, Athletics for Physical Culture, Botanical Abstracts, The European War of 1916 covered in The New York Times Current History, The History of the Atomic Theory from the Memoirs of Dr Dalton, Eccentric Characters from the periodical Merrys Museum, 29th September 2009 Library Updates
Today we added 3602 new documents to the library. For a full listing click here.
Tree Culture, Florists Flower Culture, Fruits, Botantical Abstracts, Orchids, Napoleon Bonaparte, Precious Stones, Matter and Energy, Science, the Navy as well as more volumes of the Southwestern Reporter all feature in todays updates.
Tree Culture Botanical Abstracts Orchids Napoleon Bonaparte Precious Stones Matter and Energy Science The Navy Southwestern Reporter The Restoration of the Monarchy in France
This brings the total documents in the Library to 93,781, with the total number of pages at 3,761,738 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 515,661.
This brings the total documents in the Library to 98,794, with the total number of pages at 3,840,314 and the total number of Bookmarks now standing at 527,295
