Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger [electronic resource] : 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.

By: Wilkins, John, 1614-1672Contributor(s): Asbach-Schnitker, Brigitte | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Foundations of semiotics ; v. 6.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984Description: cix, viii, 184 p. : illISBN: 9789027280107 (electronic bk.)Other title: Secret and swift messengerUniform titles: Mercury Subject(s): Cryptography -- Early works to 1800 | Language and languages | Philosophy -- MiscellaneaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 401/.3 LOC classification: Z103.5 | .W54 1984Online resources: Click to View
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Originally published in 1707.

"Reprinted from the third edition: The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins (1708)."

Includes bibliographical references.

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