A Cryptographic Audit of Sir Francis Bacon’s Word Cipher (1623) · References
References — The Evidence So Far, and the Words You Need
As cited on the page
Sources: Sherman, “The Mystery of the Bacon Cipher — Dr. O. W. Owen’s Discovery Investigated,” Baconiana April 1895 · Millett, “Dr. Owen’s Cipher Method,” Baconiana April 1895, + its later-issue key (the self-contained pair) · Bodleian First Folio TEI, F-1h4.xml (firstfolio.bodleian.ox.ac.uk) · Research by Walter H. Wilkinson · New Gorhambury · gorhambury.org
Primary sources
P. J. Sherman, “The Mystery of the Bacon Cipher — Dr. O. W. Owen’s Discovery Investigated,” Baconiana, April 1895 (printed pp. 37–42)
The primary description of the method, reproduced verbatim on this page with each moving part marked in its own colour. OCR lightly corrected against the printed text.
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J. B. Millet, “Dr. Owen’s Cipher Method,” Baconiana, April 1895, pp. 92–101
The carrier article: a self-concealed statement embedded by Millett using Owen’s Word Cipher, with the answer key published later in the same volume (printed p. 172).
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The First Folio, 1623 — Bodleian diplomatic TEI (F-1h4.xml)
The faithful transcription every count in the audit is taken from, spelling and typography preserved.
https://firstfolio.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
Project documents
The Complete Method, Step by Step
The eleven-step model this page draws on, each step marked by how far it has been proven.
One Hidden Message, Found and Solved
The worked example the evidence on this page rests on.
Research by Walter H. Wilkinson · New Gorhambury · gorhambury.org