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Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger : shewing how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance ; together with an abstract of Dr. Wilkins's Essays towards a real character and a philosophical language / John Wilkins ; with an introductory essay by Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.
- Series:
- Foundations of semiotics 0168-255 ; v. 6.
- Foundations of semiotics. 0168-255 ; v. 6
- Standardized Title:
- Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cryptography--Early works to 1800.
- Cryptography.
- Language and languages.
- Philosophy--Miscellanea.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- various paging ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Mercury.
- Secret and swift messenger.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984.
- Notes:
- Originally published in 1707.
- "Reprinted from the third edition: The mathematical and philosphicl works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins (1708)."
- Includes bibiographies.
- Contains:
- Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. Essay towards a real character and a philosophical language. Selections. 1984.
- ISBN:
- 9027232768 :
- OCLC:
- 11370893
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