Recreating Ada Lovelace's Notes: a tale of old books and bookmaking craft
alexobenauer · x · 2026-10-13
For Ada Lovelace Day, the author recounts recreating Ada Lovelace's Notes by the Translator — from missing characters to damaged reams — pairing an investigation of 19th-century volumes on Babbage's Analytical Engine with the craft of making new ones.
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