The Voynich Manuscript: history’s greatest mysteries
Elma Brenner discusses the 500-year-old Voynich Manuscript, whose mysterious text has baffled some of the greatest code-breakers

Published: July 27, 2020 at 4:21 pm
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In today’s episode, historian Elma Brenner discusses the 500-year-old Voynich Manuscript, whose mysterious text has baffled some of the greatest code-breakers.
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