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Is there any record of variations on double transposition or Playfair ciphers used by British SOE during WWII?

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Most areas of mathematics (algebra, geometry, calculus, etc) have ancient origins or similarities to ancient concepts. What about statistics?

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Ruins in New York

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How quickly could important news travel through Europe around 500 CE versus around 1500 CE?

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Clan MacArthur and the historical King Arthur

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Is there any record of variations on double transposition or Playfair ciphers used by British SOE during WWII?	180
Most areas of mathematics (algebra, geometry, calculus, etc) have ancient origins or similarities to ancient concepts. What about statistics?	18
Ruins in New York	11
How quickly could important news travel through Europe around 500 CE versus around 1500 CE?	10
Clan MacArthur and the historical King Arthur	4