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Multispectral imaging of the Voynich Manuscript

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Rob Beschizza
Sep 10, 2024
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Multispectral images of the Voynich Manuscript
Multispectral images of the Voynich Manuscript

Multispectral imaging (previously at Boing Boing) exposes paintings and other artifacts to specific wavelengths of radiation in hopes of revealing secrets—hidden paintings under finished works, for example, or the ghosts of subjects past. Ten pages of the famed Voynich Manuscript were imaged to learn more ab…

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