Still Waters Posted February 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The bizarre sequence of symbols, charts and figures have baffled the world of science for the last 100 years.But now thanks to carbon dating, researchers have finally begun to pick apart the secrets of the Voynich manuscript, the most alien artifact of its kind in the world. They have been able to determine for the first time that it was written in the early 15th century, more than 100 years earlier than previously thought. And while they are no closer to understanding what the complex text actually means, putting a date on it takes them a huge step closer to discovering what it is really about. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelHsiao Posted February 13, 2011 #2 Share Posted February 13, 2011 But there is a long long way to decode its contents which is much more important than its age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted February 13, 2011 #3 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hmm, wonder if a translated copy is available? They should widely publicize things like this, so everyone could take a crack at it. Some genius kid would probably figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopRyan Posted February 13, 2011 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I could be mistaken but I thought this was a proven fake/fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMcGuffin Posted February 13, 2011 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2011 No one knows what it is, and no one has ever been able to translate it, beyond the fact that it's a late-medieval book about alchemy, magic and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted February 13, 2011 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2011 There are like 4 threads on this "news". One I started myself. Da Vinci Code, was kind of misleading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxdanglerxX Posted February 13, 2011 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2011 There is a person named Edith Sherwood who claims to have solved the manuscripts. Check it out http://www.edithsherwood.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuffudontunderstand Posted February 13, 2011 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) I just learned that Zecharia Sitchen died 10-09-2010. I was going to suggest that he be given the opportunity to translate since he was able to translate the original language of the Sumarian that were discovered as the ancient text of the first language of humankind. Edited February 13, 2011 by Stuffudontunderstand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted February 14, 2011 #9 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I don't think a dating test prooves anything. Forgers are really good at finding the materials they need to give the right age to a project, even forgers back in the 18th, 19th, or even the 15th century did this. Personnally I think it is just an artwork with no language behind the symbols. It is like when you see a painting of a scene that has a sign in it, usually the sign is just squiggles, that seem to be language, but are not. Just like in this Van Gogh... There is the impression of writing, but no information is really there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipotep Posted February 15, 2011 #10 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I just learned that Zecharia Sitchen died 10-09-2010. I was going to suggest that he be given the opportunity to translate since he was able to translate the original language of the Sumarian that were discovered as the ancient text of the first language of humankind. Sitchens translations of sumerian text is dubious to say the least , most informed people at UM will say that he was a nutter and had no idea what he was translating . If the Annunaki happens to turn up i will reconsider my position TiP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saitung Posted February 15, 2011 #11 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hmm, wonder if a translated copy is available? They should widely publicize things like this, so everyone could take a crack at it. Some genius kid would probably figure it out. That is a very good idea; I am surprised no one has thought of that before. I first heard of this manuscript some twenty three years ago, and thought it fallen from sight or lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Kitchen Posted February 15, 2011 #12 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just like in this Van Gogh... There is the impression of writing, but no information is really there. I've never seen that painting before... I like it! Whoever this "Van Gogh" character is, he seems like he might be an okay painter. Has he painted anything recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarChild 83 Posted February 17, 2011 #13 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i agree they should make a public copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire Echznyne Posted February 18, 2011 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2011 i agree they should make a public copy If you look at the Wikipedia on it, there is a complete set of all the pages that still exist. Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript Image Archive: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted February 18, 2011 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I've never seen that painting before... I like it! Whoever this "Van Gogh" character is, he seems like he might be an okay painter. Has he painted anything recently? Yes, he did my back bedroom just before Christmas. I'm going to get him to wallpaper the lounge next month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted February 18, 2011 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yes, he did my back bedroom just before Christmas. I'm going to get him to wallpaper the lounge next month! Your bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Fidalgo Posted February 19, 2011 #17 Share Posted February 19, 2011 @ Dire,your link doesn't work :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewild Posted March 3, 2011 #18 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Yes, he did my back bedroom just before Christmas. I'm going to get him to wallpaper the lounge next month! LOL yep Jose' VanGogh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Set the Fallen Posted June 12, 2011 #19 Share Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) The truth is revealed.... http://xkcd.com/593/ Brpg is in humans nature... Edited June 12, 2011 by Set the Fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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