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A Cypher by Dr Christopher Wren

Reference number: RBO/4/15

Date: 4 February 1669

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Substitution cipher key 'communicated the same day to the Royal Society and ordered to be sent to Mons Huygens'

Reference number
RBO/4/15
Earliest possible date
4 February 1669
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Christopher Wren

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Christopher Wren, A Cypher by Dr Christopher Wren, 4 February 1669, RBO/4/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_4_15/a-cypher-by-dr-christopher-wren, accessed on 25 April 2025

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