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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
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.
- Publication
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | Z103.5 .W54 1984 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Asbach-Schnitker, Brigitte.
- Description
- cix, viii, 184 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Series Statement
- Foundations of semiotics, 0168-2555 ; v. 6
- Uniform Title
- Mercury
- Foundations of semiotics ; v. 6.
- Alternative Title
- Mercury
- Mercury.
- Secret and swift messenger.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- miscellanies.
- Early works
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Miscellanées.
- Note
- Originally published in 1707.
- "Reprinted from the third edition: The mathematical and philosphicl works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins (1708)."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies.
- Contents
- Essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.
- ISBN
- 9027232768
- 9789027232762
- LCCN
- 84024279
- OCLC
- ocm11370893
- 11370893
- SCSB-9481263
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library