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Voynich manuscript (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Someone recently photographed some pages using various different spectrums and found old notes from prior owners in the margins. It also showed that this wasn’t vellum that had been scraped and washed for reuse.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/new-multispectral-analysis-of-voynich-manuscript-reveals-hidden-details/