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Voynich Manuscript partially decoded, text is not a hoax, scholar finds

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Re: Voynich Manuscript partially decoded, text is not a hoax, scholar finds

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The combination of the Voynich Manuscript's history of translation claims, taken together with the origin of this work (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/3326436/I...), leads me to view this with at least something of an air of caution.

Re: Voynich Manuscript partially decoded, text is not a hoax, scholar finds

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The combination of the Voynich Manuscript's history of translation claims, taken together with the origin of this work ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/3326436/I... ), leads me to view this with at least something of an air of caution.

Given how hard it is for even brilliant linguists to find academic posts, I wouldn't discount the author of the grounds of his home university alone.

Re: Voynich Manuscript partially decoded, text is not a hoax, scholar finds

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post #4

I wish I knew more about linguistics to understand his this work further. Though it seems a bit odd to host his work on his own personal site, rather than one hosted by his institution.

Here's a video where the author describes the work in the paper:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fpZD_3D8_WQ

Very accessible.

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