10-06-2021, 04:38 PM
Today we had a partial solar eclipse that has been seen in many places. An eclipse of the Sun or Moon can occur several times in the year.
Is there a representation of an eclipse in the VM? I think so, in the Quire 9. Folio 67r1 may represent an annular eclipse, with de Moon not entirely covering the Sun. That's why red and blue rays come out. Folio 68v1 may represent a total eclipse. Here the Moon covers the entire solar disk and there are no red rays.
It is not uncommon to see eclipses in the Voynich, since the Sun and the Moon are often drawn
The key question is: does the VM script speak of eclipses an other celestial phenomena in cipher or in some language, or does it do so through astronomical symbols?
Is there a representation of an eclipse in the VM? I think so, in the Quire 9. Folio 67r1 may represent an annular eclipse, with de Moon not entirely covering the Sun. That's why red and blue rays come out. Folio 68v1 may represent a total eclipse. Here the Moon covers the entire solar disk and there are no red rays.
It is not uncommon to see eclipses in the Voynich, since the Sun and the Moon are often drawn
The key question is: does the VM script speak of eclipses an other celestial phenomena in cipher or in some language, or does it do so through astronomical symbols?