Dirac papers disappeared from archive.org?

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Dirac's papers previously available on archive.org have seemingly disappeared, leading to confusion among users. A search for "Dirac" yields minimal results, prompting speculation about a potential purge. However, alternative resources are available, including several open-access papers from the Royal Society, which can be accessed via Google Scholar. Users can find specific papers from the 1920s through direct links provided in the discussion.

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So I could swear that a few months ago, there were dozens of papers by Dirac available on archive.org -- page after page of them...but now, there's nothing -- even just a search for "dirac" turns up less than one page.

Was there some kind of purge, or something like that? Or am I just crazy?

Also, while looking for a substitute, I found a link on Dirac's Wikipedia article advertising "Free online access to Dirac's classic 1920s papers from Royal Society's Proceedings", but upon following it, I'm almost immediately repelled by a paywall...anyone had any experience with that?

Thanks,
Justin
 
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