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: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Foundations of semiotics ; v. 6.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984.Description: cix, viii, 184 p. : illOther title:
  • Secret and swift messenger
Uniform titles:
  • Mercury
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 401/.3 19
LOC classification:
  • Z103.5 .W54 1984eb
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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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