[1]The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript - Credit: Yale University [2] ; Digital Copyright: B. E. Schaefer [3] (LSU [4]) Explanation: The ancient text has no known title, no known author, and is written in no known language: what does it say and why does it have many astronomy illustrations? The mysterious book [5] was once bought by an emperor [6], forgotten on a library shelf, sold for thousands of dollars, and later donated to Yale [7]. Possibly written in the 15th century, the over 200-page volume is known most recently as the Voynich Manuscript [8], after its (re-)discoverer in 1912. Pictured above is an illustration from the book [9] that appears to be somehow related to the Sun. The book [10] labels some patches of the sky with unfamiliar constellations. The inability of modern historians of astronomy [11] to understand the origins of these constellations [12] is perhaps dwarfed by the inability of modern code-breakers to understand the book [13]'s text. Can the eclectic brain trust of APOD readers [14] make any progress? If you think you can provide any insight, instead of please [dot] do [dot] not [at] send [dot] us [dot] email [dot] about [dot] this please participate [15] in a fresh online discussion [16]. The book itself remains in Yale's rare book collection [17] under catalog number "MS 408."
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html [18]
http://www.disclosureproject.com [21] TRUTH - EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Links:
[1] http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/1001/voynich_schaefer_big.gif
[2] http://www.library.yale.edu/
[3] http://www.phys.lsu.edu/newwebsite/people/schaefer.html
[4] http://www.phys.lsu.edu/
[5] http://www.crystalinks.com/voynich.html
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
[7] http://www.yale.edu/
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
[9] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etGlzQtBvXg
[10] http://www.voynich.com/
[11] http://www.historyofastronomy.org/
[12] http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/research/collections/constellations/index.shtml
[13] http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/voynich.html
[14] http://www.monroegallery.com/showcase/images/3D_Glasses.jpg
[15] http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.php?t=349
[16] http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/discuss_apod.php?date=100131
[17] http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/
[18] http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
[19] http://realneo.us/blogs/questministries
[20] http://www.nationalwardogsmonument.org/
[21] http://www.disclosureproject.com/