Author:John Wilkins

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John Wilkins
(1614–1672)

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English clergyman, natural philosopher and author; founder of the metric system and first secretary of the Royal Society in 1660; Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death

Works

The Discovery of a World in the Moone (1638)
A Discourse Concerning a New Planet (1640)
Mercury, or the Secret and Swift Messenger (1641)(external scan) The first English-language book on cryptography.
Ecclesiastes (1646), a plea for a plain style in preaching
Mathematical Magick (1648)
A Discourse Concerning the Beauty of Providence (1649)
A Discourse Concerning the Gift of Prayer: shewing what it is, wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry (1651)
Vindiciae academiarum (1654), with Seth Ward
An Essay towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language (London, 1668), in which he proposes a new universal language for the use of natural philosophers. (transcription project)
Of the Principle and Duties of Natural Religion (London, 1675). (transcription project)

Works about Wilkins

Mentioned in Verse 21 of the Ballad of Gresham College
"Wilkins, John," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Wilkins, John," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Wilkins, John," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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