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THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT IS BACK.
About three years ago we received a correspondence from one Nikolai Anichkin, a Russian who claimed that he had succeeded in beginning to decipher the manuscript. He had “received a positive result,” although when we look closer at his writings we see that this does not mean anything like “succeeded in reading so much as one whole line.” At that time we devoted a whole article to his claims and our response to them.
Recently Mr. Anichkin has been in touch again. In fact he left a comment on the same article as his previous comment from 2021. In fact he left the same comment.
Since he obviously thinks his discovery is important enough to publish it to the world in our Magazine once every three years or so, we shall do him the courtesy of bringing his comment to the front page, along with a few scraps of our own commentary.
Good day!
Your site has information about the Voynich manuscript.
I am deciphering the Voynich manuscript and received a positive result.
There is a key to cipher the Voynich manuscript.
The key to the cipher manuscript placed in the manuscript. It is placed throughout the text. Part of the key hints is placed on the sheet 14. With her help was able to translate a few dozen words that are completely relevant to the theme sections.
The Voynich manuscript is not written with letters. It is written in signs. Characters replace the letters of the alphabet one of the ancient language. Moreover, in the text there are 2 levels of encryption. I figured out the key by which the first section could read the following words: hemp, wearing hemp; food, food (sheet 20 at the numbering on the Internet); to clean (gut), knowledge, perhaps the desire, to drink, sweet beverage (nectar), maturation (maturity), to consider, to believe (sheet 107); to drink; six; flourishing; increasing; intense; peas; sweet drink, nectar, etc.
This list of translated words does not inspire us with a great deal of confidence in the key to the cipher. It seems obvious to Mr. Anichkin that they add up to something deeply significant; but to us they seem like a random collection of terms with no connection to one another.
Is just the short words, 2-3 sign. To translate words with more than 2-3 characters requires knowledge of this ancient language.
We remarked the last time Mr. Anichkin wrote to us that he did his case no favors by being coy about the identity of the “ancient language.” Sanskrit? Classic Maya? Akkadian?
The fact that some symbols represent two letters. In the end, the word consisting of three characters can fit up to six letters. Three letters are superfluous. In the end, you need six characters to define the semantic word of three letters. Of course, without knowledge of this language make it very difficult even with a We can say…
We might note that the incomplete sentence was incomplete three years ago when Mr. Anichkin first wrote to us, and it has not been completed since.
We can say that the Voynich manuscript is an encyclopedia of knowledge that humanity needs today. I managed to partially solve the mystery of mount Kailas ( for example, its height is 6825 meters).
Wikipedia gives a different height for Mount Kailash or Kailas: 6638 meters, which is significantly different but not interestingly different. If the mystery is a 187-meter difference in measured heights, Dr. Boli would have been content to leave it unsolved. If it is something more interesting, Mr. Anichkin ought to have told us what the mystery is. We have the impression that he thinks everyone knows about the mystery of Mount Kailas, but, as with so many things that apparently everyone else knows, Dr. Boli was not invited to that meeting.
The manuscript indicates the place where the Grail Is hidden, as well as the Font and Cradle of Jesus.
Dr. Boli does not know what the Font of Jesus is. He has a horrible suspicion it may be Papyrus. As for the Grail, it might indeed be useful for humanity to know where that went, if only to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on it.
For more information, see my article [redacted because the domain name has expired and the article is no longer on line].
I am ready to share information.
With respect, Nikolai.
I am looking for a person, or even an organization, who will decide to responsibly continue to decipher the Voynich manuscript. I would be grateful if you would let me know.
Mr. Anichkin is still looking after three years for someone who will responsibly continue his work. Dr. Boli will therefore make an offer to his readers. If anyone wishes to give Mr. Anichkin some responsible help—such as, for example, teaching him the first principles of epigraphy—then such a person may leave a comment on this article, and Dr. Boli will be sure to give him Mr. Anichkin’s contact information.
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Dear Dr. Boli: I just visited Philadelphia for the first time in a few decades, and I found the place changed. There used to be a “gentleman’s agreement” in Philadelphia that no building would be built higher than the statue of William Penn on City Hall. Now Philadelphia is infested with skyscrapers just like everywhere else. Why did they give up on the gentleman’s agreement? —Sincerely, A Man from Camden Who Doesn’t Get Out Much.
Dear Sir: Because the last living gentleman in Philadelphia died in 1984.
THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY DEFINITION OF WELLNESS.
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“Plague of Wallabies,” by guest cartoonist Thutmose XLVIII.
SIR MONTAGUE BLASTOFF AND THE FIRST CONTACT.
Announcer. And now Malt-O-Cod, the only malt food drink flavored with real cod-liver oil, presents…
[Music: Fanfare.]
Announcer. The Adventures of Sir Montague Blastoff, Interplanetary Space Dragoon!
[Music: Theme, in and under for…]
Announcer. As you remember, in last week’s episode, Sir Montague and Colonel Darling were on their way back from performing a routine orbital tuneup on Pluto when they spotted a strange alien ship from a race never encountered before by human beings.
[Music: Fade.]
Sir M. I say, Colonel, what can your panel full of glowing rectangles tell us about their ship?
Col. D. It’s not much of a ship, Monty. It seems to be powered by a very basic thermidorian reactor. And I don’t think it has any weapons, because if it did, this rectangle would be red, and it’s more of a sort of chartreuse color.
Sir M. Then they must be peaceful explorers, which will save a rotten lot of paperwork when we get back to base. See if you can hail them with the universal hailing thingy.
Col. D. Sending standard greeting now. Oh, look, Monty! This rectangle is glowing green! That means they’re responding! Let me see if I can— There! I have the strange extraterrestrial creatures on visual.
Alien voice. Greetings, strange extrafilzippial creatures. We are explorers from the planet Filzip, and we are intensely curious about your planetary system.
Sir M. How delightful! We’ll be more than happy to tell you about the solar system. We’re rather proud of it, if you don’t mind my saying so.
Alien voice. How is your planetary system configured?
Sir M. Well, we’ve got eight planets. Well, nine. Or rather eight. Actually, we’re still having arguments about that, don’t you know. But they’re all lovely places. There’s Mercury—
Col. D. It’s so romantic there! If you stand in the right place, you get a perpetual sunset.
Sir M. And then there’s Venus—
Col. D. I love the saunas!
Sir M. Quite so, though the acid does tend to sting a bit. And then there’s Earth—
Col. D. Earth has the best shopping.
Sir M. Earth is also where the Interplanetary Space Command headquarters is, of course, which I’m sure accounts for some of the shopping.
Col. D. And then there’s Mars. Borrrr-ing.
Sir M. Mars is rather suburban. Everyone tells me it’s a very nice place to live, but not really known for its cultural opportunities. But then Jupiter—
Col. D. Not much there, is there, Monty?
Sir M. True, but the moons are quite trendy. Likewise with Saturn, although Triton is a bit run down these days. Mostly tawdry ten-cents-a-dance ballrooms and that sort of thing.
Col. D. They’re not that tawdry. I mean, not that I’d know, of course, but still…
Sir M. But there’s still quite a bit of undeveloped property on Uranus and Neptune. I understand the land is being sold off in lots at very reasonable prices.
Col. D. Might be a good place to settle down and raise a family, right, Monty? I mean, hypothetically.
Sir M. Yes, quite. Hypothetically. On a purely hypothetical level. —So that’s our solar system, and I hope we’ve given you the information you wanted.
Alien Voice. Thank you very much. You have provided the necessary information for our invasion.
[Music: Stinger.]
Sir M. I say! Invasion?
Alien Voice. Our system has just two cruddy planets, and we’re running out of room. Yours sounds ever so much nicer.
Col. D. But, gosh!
[Music: Theme, in and under for…]
Announcer. Will Sir Montague and Colonel Darling be able to stop the alien invasion they seem to have started? Don’t miss next week’s dialogue-packed episode! Till then, kids, don’t forget to wear down your parents’ resistance. They may think you don’t need more Malt-O-Cod, but you know you can’t let a day go by without the rich, satisfying flavor of real cod-liver oil. Tell them you need a fix now, or you can’t be responsible for your actions. It’s the malt food drink that’s brain food—Malt-O-Cod!
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FROM THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.
