Where can I find Dirac's original papers?

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The original papers of Paul Dirac, particularly the one where the Dirac equation is derived, can be accessed for free through the Royal Society's website. Users should search for the author 'Dirac' on the Royal Society's free site, specifically in the Proceedings A section, where many of his classic papers are archived. The Dirac Equation was first published in 'The Quantum Theory of the Electron' in 1928, documented in Proceedings of the Royal Society London A, volume 117, pages 610-624.

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is there a free source for old original papers? especially the one where the Dirac equation is derived?

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Search for author 'Dirac' at the Royal Society's free site, most of his classic papers are in Proceedings A, you need to go to last page of search results for earliest papers:

http://royalsocietypublishing.org/search

Dirac Equation was first published in 'The Quantum Theory of the Electron' Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 1928 117, 610-624
 
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