| RefNo | CLP/3i/46 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Cyphers, two cyphers by Christian Huygens and Chr [Christpher] Wren |
| Date | [1669] |
| Description | Paper containing two cyphers, one by Christian Huygens containing an inversion, sent in a letter to the Royal Society on 6 February 1669 and shown to the Society on 21 February 1669. Wren's cypher was communicated the same day and ordered to be sent to Huygens.
Subject: Mathematics
Read to the Royal Society on 4 February 1669 [likely inaccurate given dating surrounding Huygens' cypher]. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/4/15 |
| RBO/4/14 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
| NA8299 | Wren; Sir; Christopher (1632 - 1723); architect, astronomer, and mathematician | 1632 - 1723 |