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Fun with Secret Writing (Dover Children's Activity Books) - Softcover

Lamb, Geoffrey

 
9780486420981: Fun with Secret Writing (Dover Children's Activity Books)

Synopsis

Fascinating, easy-to-understand book for would-be cryptanalysts of all ages teaches how to invent and decipher a host of codes and secret messages, including the "Moving Ahead" cipher used by Julius Caesar; dots and pinpricks, as used by the secret Rosicrucian society; and even a system used by Sherlock Holmes. 14 black-and-white illustrations.

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Synopsis

Examines a number of different ways of writing secret messages, including using invisible ink and a variety of ciphers. Provides suggestions and aids for code-breaking.

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