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Furthermore, I ask myself how—and using what kind of device—the text of the Voynich manuscript might have been generated. In other words, I am approaching the problem from the opposite direction. I discovered an interesting document:
Athanasius Kircher’s Arca musarithmica (1650) as a Computational System
Andrew A. Cashner ∗
March 28, 2024
This document includes, among other things, a schematic of Kircher’s system for generating music: the *Arca musarithmica* (1650). Using Copilot M365, I attempted to create a similar schematic capable of generating text with the characteristics of the EVA transcription system. Initial results suggest that the text of the Voynich manuscript could indeed have been generated in this manner. However, detailed statistics, calculations, and modeling are beyond my current capabilities.
Athanasius Kircher’s Arca musarithmica (1650) as a Computational System
Andrew A. Cashner ∗
March 28, 2024
This document includes, among other things, a schematic of Kircher’s system for generating music: the *Arca musarithmica* (1650). Using Copilot M365, I attempted to create a similar schematic capable of generating text with the characteristics of the EVA transcription system. Initial results suggest that the text of the Voynich manuscript could indeed have been generated in this manner. However, detailed statistics, calculations, and modeling are beyond my current capabilities.