The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript

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Post by ewoolery » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 4:38 PM UTC

The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript
newyorker.com

Re: The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript

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Post by xk_id » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 5:28 PM UTC

I found this scholarly article to be a concise summary of many interesting points: http://www.isi.edu/natural-language/people/voynich-11.pdf ("What we know about the Voynich manuscript" by Reddy S. and Knight K.).

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Post by ferdo » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

Obligatory link to an online copy. It's well worth the browse:

http://archive.org/details/TheVoynichManuscript

Re: The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript

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Post by floobynewb » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 6:59 PM UTC

xk_id wrote: post #2

I found this scholarly article to be a concise summary of many interesting points: http://www.isi.edu/natural-language/people/voynich-11.pdf ("What we know about the Voynich manuscript" by Reddy S. and Knight K.).

thank you

Re: The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript

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Post by spiritplumber » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 7:39 PM UTC

Obligatory link to the solution to the mystery: http://xkcd.com/593/

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Post by indubitably » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 7:42 PM UTC

ferdo wrote: post #3

Obligatory link to an online copy. It's well worth the browse: http://archive.org/details/TheVoynichManuscript

http://www.jasondavies.com/voynich/

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Post by film42 » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 8:49 PM UTC

How much is the Voynich Manuscript currently worth?

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Post by zw123456 » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 9:55 PM UTC

Oblogatory (sic) link to article posted here a month ago http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22975809

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Post by shawn-butler » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 10:16 PM UTC

I always thought Magnus was a better candidate than Bacon. But Lynn Thorndike said it wasn't; so that was pretty much the end of that.

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Post by rustynails » Sat, Jul 13, 2013, 10:53 PM UTC

Does anyone have an analysis of the drawings? How accurate are they? What about the detail of the human anatomy, is it comprehensive? Is there any meaning in the series of diagrams? These questions won't decode the text, but they may give an indication of the quality of the text. Based on a WAG, I'd say the book's text is not particularly informative, it is merely the "challenge" that generates the interest.