Hi List,
On Sep 24, 2006, at 10:45 PM, Tantek Çelik wrote:
Another thought is that the space of "historical data" is probably
a more
relevant way to discuss this than just currency. People assert all
kinds of
facts about the past (not just currency), and rather than having
something
that is specific to currency, perhaps this implies a need for a
simpler
"history" microformat which can then contain any kind of data which is
asserted to be true/accurate as of that point in history.
i would be very interested in helping to explore a "history"
microformat. In my spare time, I've been collecting examples of
history timelines, after discussions a few months ago on this list
about the inability of using hCalendar to mark up before common era
dates, and other considerations for marking up historical dates and
spans of time.[1] I've collected examples of uses of BCE dates and
timelines in general, but I could easily expand the scope of my inquiry.
Like Tantek says, a history microformat might help address the issue
of past currency values, as well as help markup a host of other
historical information: both secondary sources (biographies,
timelines, articles, genealogy) and primary sources (census records,
newspapers, letters, diaries, probate records, etc...). I may be
biased about this (I'm a history PhD student. And, I understand that
we would need to collect real-world examples first before moving on.
I'd be happy to share what I've collected so far, and help out any
way I can, if the community thinks it is worthwhile.
Thanks!
Jeremy
[1] http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-discuss/2006-
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