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by stevetakajo
Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:47 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)
Replies: 238
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Re: APOD: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)

The textual content appears to have been set down in a 15th century western European cursive script. The language itself has elements in widespread with medieval Germanic languages. It might be troublesome and perhaps a bit daring to substantiate any further claims concerning the nature of this MS.
by stevetakajo
Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:42 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)
Replies: 238
Views: 69644

Re: APOD: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)

If its from the fifteenth century, than they should try going at it from different angles. Individuals presently did loopy stuff to hide their ideas and what not in order that other people wouldn't steal them. Sorta like da Vinci but he came later on. And when i mentioned different angles earlier, i...
by stevetakajo
Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:39 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Snake in the Dark (2009 Feb 20)
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Snakes in the grass (APOD 2009 February 20)

The serpent is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. Considerable overlap exists in the symbolic values that serpents represent in various cultures. Some such overlap is due to the common historical ancestry of contemporary symbols. Much of the overlap, however, is traceable to...