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RJN wrote:What is the strange astronomical Voynich manuscript? This manuscript was discussed on the 2002 August 26 APOD and the 2005 January 22 APOD respectively found here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020826.html , http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ap050122.html .
Any insight involving what the manuscript says, which culture wrote it, or even when it was written could be a breakthrough in this stalled historical field.
My hope is that the broad international collective experience and proven intelligence of the diverse APOD readership will be able to uncover some previously overlooked clue. Please feel free to post your thoughts!
- RJN
-- lunch time 
dubious, if you transpose all the "e"'s and "o"'s, and the "i"'s and "s"... it's STILL gibberish. Maybe, the Manuscript was written by the Gibbers?dubious wrote:[here] "Balwuakan iditox monicasto plotonsa, mechanos iverisot beht hem saj concenvox. To mi mar meca sot be hevlos mi chora sox, sox abros boster beta, btor sma risa to sare. Colors thesi aths aieh vorisotsic para; abre sieng demora osotix baren."
.. and...sj wrote:[here] A start to understanding the Voynich manuscript would be to do an analyses of the paper and ink. Carbon dating could give a close date. By comparing the paper and ink to those used in different times and places, a close date and place should be easy to find.
I very much concur with sj & moodman - let's look at the physical evidence, even if the inks from the "two" authors match. That will give us a location and time. I'm sure there are manuscript dating techniques that can place an ink or a vellum within 50 years, within 50 miles, no? Or at least rule out things, like it was Rudolph's own mad creation, or such.moodman wrote:[here] Has anyone actually done a test on the paper and ink used in this? This would be very helpful in determining a whole host of things, such as the fibers in the paper showing where the pulp came from, or, if done on some other medium, the physical clues would go a long way towards determination of its physical origin.
