Sailors and Astronomy
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Dutch Ships and Sailors Linked Data
We present the Dutch Ships and Sailors Linked Data Cloud. This heterogeneous dataset brings together four curated datasets on Dutch Maritime history as five-star linked data. The individual datasets use separate datamodels, designed in close collaboration with maritime historical researchers. The individual models are mapped to a common interoperability layer, allowing for analysis of the data ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Astronomical Union Colloquium
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0252-9211
DOI: 10.1017/s0252921100092186