Mirror of information in early modern england, the: john wilkins and the universal character
Auteur :
Fleming, James Dougal
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319403007
Date de publication :
4 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book examines the seventeenth-century project for a "real" or "universal" character: a scientific and objective code. Focusing on the Essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language (1668) of the polymath John Wilkins, Fleming provides a detailed explanation of how a real character actually was supposed to work.