# Foadsf/vintage-latex

> A set of twenty standalone LuaLaTeX and MetaPost (fiziko) examples showing techniques for the old scientific-paper aesthetic: engraved plates, star charts, computed log tables, knots, telescopes.

- Magnitude: 0.6 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 423 total · +1 star on 2026-09-26 (UTC), ≈ 1 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Learning & lists · Language: PowerShell · Created: 2026-09-09 · Last push: 2026-09-09
- GitHub: https://github.com/Foadsf/vintage-latex · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/Foadsf/vintage-latex

## Useful for

- Compile a single LuaLaTeX example to study one typographic effect
- Build an engraved-style scientific figure with TikZ for a paper or talk
- Check how fiziko traces rays through a lens or telescope inside LuaLaTeX

## Why it’s here

- 1 star so far today, about 1 expected by the end of the day.
- The repository is 17 days old and already has 423 stars.
- Hacker News: “Vintage Scientific Papers with LaTeX” — 115 points, 17 days ago.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @hasantayyar (213 followers).

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 23
- Issues and pull requests: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Average over the last week: 2 per day
- Usual pace: 21 per day

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-09-30 … 2026-10-29: None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None

## Magnitude by day, last 14 days

09-13 4.9, 09-14 5.1, 09-15 3.7, 09-16 2.5, 09-17 1.8, 09-18 1.8, 09-19 1.7, 09-20 1.6, 09-21 1.5, 09-22 1.2, 09-23 1.2, 09-24 0.9, 09-25 0.9, 09-26 0.6

## Hacker News

- Vintage Scientific Papers with LaTeX — 115 points, 10 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629624

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