The Voynich Manuscript Part 2
Since its modern discovery, no other medieval manuscript has seen as much media attention or scholarly scrutiny as the Voynich Manuscript.\xa0 No doubt this is due to the fantastical strangeness of its mystery, which is also the same reason it continually captures the imagination of the public.\xa0 Because it would seem, the bigger the mystery, the bigger the reward for its solving.\xa0 Like with any enduring enigma, the manuscript has attracted its share of sleuths who have claimed they've been the ones to at least gain an insight into a solution.\xa0 Their confidence may be due to another mystical property of the manuscript.\xa0 If one looks hard enough for evidence to make their preconceived hypothesis work, they will find some within its pages.\xa0 However, why such interest and debate over this old book?\xa0 Other than as a specimen of 600-year-old "folk art," what is the worth of a book no one can read?\xa0 Because the Voynich Manuscript still holds the promise of revealing secret knowledge that could help humanity, and it has always been extremely satisfying to discover that which has been lost.
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