Unsolved mysteries: The Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript. Photo from the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive.
Its name sounds like the title of a Robert Ludlum thriller, and it has bamboozled generations of spies. An emperor reputedly once owned it, the Jesuits later acquired it and Yale University now has the infuriating thing. For those in the know, all that is needed is to roll one’s eyes and mutter about the Voynich Manuscript, which was discovered (or, technically, rediscovered) a century ago this year.
Wisely, Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library decided to be open about so controversial an item, and the entire manuscript has been [external] posted online for scrutiny. There, one finds an object that initially does not seem to merit the fuss.
Scott Van Wynsberghe: Deciphering the mysterious Voynich Manuscript
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
December 5th, 2012 at 19:06
Looks like a book design project on women’s period, pregnancy cycle, and abortion. Hindi na-approve at na anti-RH.
December 5th, 2012 at 21:29
This xkcd comic has the most viable explanation http://xkcd.com/593/