Tag Archives: optics

The Green Microscope

Posted on May 18, 2013 by proto57

When I first proposed my Voynich/Optical theories years ago, one of the most common criticisms of it was that some of the microscope illustrations I used as comparisons were from dates later than the time of my theory. This is … Continue reading →

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Thomas Harriot, Algonquian, and Optics

Posted on July 1, 2009 by proto57

Thomas Harriot certainly comes under the category of “People whom History Forgot”, right alongside Cornelis Drebbel. The problem in both cases is that much of their life works were destroyed or lost, before ever being published. Just we don’t know … Continue reading →

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The Book M, John Heydon, and the Book of Solomon

Posted on June 20, 2009 by proto57

The Rosicrucian Fama Fraternitatis makes reference to several important works. The “Book M” is one of these. From meta-religion.com: “In Damcar, the Fama recounts the learned men ‘to whom Nature was discovered’ received the precocious boy ‘not as a stranger … Continue reading →

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Optical Comparisons

Posted on June 1, 2009 by proto57

It has been said that the Voynich theories I have developed and researched are only about the microscope comparisons, and without them, there is nothing left. This is very inaccurate, as there are many features of the Voynich, outside of … Continue reading →

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