AUTHOR : Freudenthal, Hans
TITLE : Lincos; design of a language for cosmic intercourse.
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
PUBLISHED : Amsterdam, North-Holland Pub. Co., 1960-
PHYSICAL DESC : v. 23 cm.
SERIES : Studies in logic and the foundations of mathematics;
SUBJECT : Lincos (Artificial language)
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Communication with Alien Intelligence by
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(thanks to Paul Scott Wilson for suggesting some entries)
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