Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger
Subtitle: 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
By: John Wilkins ; with an introductory essay by Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker.
Contributors: Asbach-Schnitker, Brigitte.
Series: Foundations of semiotics,; v. 6
Publisher: J. Benjamins Pub. Co.; Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Cryptography -- Early works to 1800.; Language and languages.; Philosophy -- Miscellanea.
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Miscellanea.
Other titles: Mercury.; Secret and swift messenger.
Notes: Includes bibiographies.
Originally published in 1707.
"Reprinted from the third edition: The mathematical and philosphical works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins (1708)."