Reference number | 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 |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | RBO/4/15 |
RBO/4/14 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
NA8299 | Wren; Sir; Christopher (1632 - 1723); architect, astronomer, and mathematician | 1632 - 1723 |