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		alexeisadeski3 on Feb 8, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New clue to Voynich manuscript mystery Wikipedia says that the manuscript has been dated to the early 15th century. Is carbon dating sufficiently imprecise?

manoDev on Feb 8, 2014 [–]

I believe the carbon dating is based on the fabric, which can cause some imprecision (the fabric can be dated as significantly older).

alexeisadeski3 on Feb 8, 2014 | [–]

Ah of course!

Thank you :)

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