By current estimates, the book originally had 272 pages in 17 quires of 16 pages each [2]. Only about 240 vellum pages remain today, and gaps in the page numbering (which seems to be later than the text) indicate that several pages were already missing by the time that Voynich acquired it. A quill pen was used for the text and figure outlines, and colored paint was applied (somewhat crudely) to the figures, possibly at a later date. See also:

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The first known recorded explanation of frequency analysis (indeed, of any kind of cryptanalysis) was given by 9th century Arab polymath Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Sabbah Al-Kindi in A Manuscript on Deciphering Cryptographic Messages (Ibraham, 1992). It has been suggested that close textual study of the Qur'an first brought to light that Arabic has a characteristic letter frequency. Its use spread, and was so widely used by European states by the Renaissance that several schemes were invented by cryptographers to defeat it. These in ...

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Perhaps the most famous Dane is Hamlet, an English literary figure and title character of William Shakespeare's famous play, which was set in the real castle of Kronborg in Helsingør, north of Copenhagen. Another widely known Dane is Hans Christian Andersen, in Denmark referred to as H. C. Andersen, a writer mostly famous for such fairy tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling. Among other prominent Danes are: See also: List of Danes Morten Andersen, NFL kic ...

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The majority of the population is of Scandinavian descent, with small groups of Inuit (from Greenland), Faroese, and immigrants. According to official statistics in 2003 immigrants made up 6.2% of the total population. Danish is spoken in the entire country, although a small group near the German border also speaks German. Many Danes are fluent in English as well, particularly those in larger cities and the youth, who are taught English in school. Of the religions in Denmark, according to official statistics from January 2002, ...

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Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China, Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are traditional holidays, while National Day is a holiday of the PRC. In Japan, Japanese New Year, National Foundation Day, Children's Day, The Emperor's Birthday, and Christmas are popular. Buddhist festivals include Vesak and Asalha Puja. In India, Republic Day and Independence Day are important national festivals celebrated by people irrespective of faith. Major Hindu festivals of India include Diwali, Du ...

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By 520, at the age of about thirty-five, Boethius had already been appointed by Theodoric the Great as magister officiorum, the head of all the government and court services, and therefore held a position of honor and distinction unavailable to many men even twice his age. Two of his sons were honored by Theodoric the Great, reflecting their father's prestige. In 523, however, Theodoric ordered Boethius arrested on charges of treason for reasons that remain unclear. Some scholars have suggested that Boethius intended to open ne ...

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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre's recommendation obtained for him the Lyons appointment, and afterwards (1804) a subordinate position in the polytechnic school at Paris, where he was appointed professor of mathematics in 1809. Here he continued to prosecute his scientific researches and his multifarious studies with unabated diligence. He was admitted a member of the Institute in 1814. It is on the service that he rendered to science in establishing the relations between electricity and magnetism, and in developing the science of electr ...

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Alasdair Gray - Novels. Lanark (1981) 1982, Janine (1984) The Fall of Kelvin Walker (1985) McGrotty and Ludmilla (1989) Something Leather (1990) Poor Things (1992) A History Maker (1994) Mavis Belfrage (1996) Alasdair Gray - Short stories. Lean Tales (1985) (with James Kelman and Agnes Owens) Unlikely Stories, Mostly (1983) Ten Tales Tall & True (1993) Mavis Belfrage (1996 ...

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The first Rajputs kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth centuries. The four Agnivansha clans, the Pratiharas (Pariharas), Chauhans (Chahamanas), Solankis (Chaulukyas), and Paramaras (Parmars), rose to prominence first. The Pratiharas established the first Rajput kingdom in Marwar in southwestern Rajasthan, with the Chauhans at Ajmer in central Rajasthan, the Solankis in Gujarat, and the Paramaras in Malwa. The Rajput Rai dynasty ruled Sind during the 6th a ...

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The Rajput ethos is martial in spirit, fiercely proud and independent, and emphasizes lineage and tradition. Rajput patriotism is legendary, an ideal they embodied with a sometimes fanatical zeal, often choosing death before dishonour. Rajput warriors were often known to fight until the last man. The practice of jauhar and saka was followed only in rajput communities. When the outcome of a battle was against the Rajputs, jauhar would be committed by Rajput women and children in the night and next morning men would commit ...

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The term Rajputra has been used since the time of Harshavardhana, however the modern usage of the term refers to the descendants of the 36 major clans who ruled western/central and north India. Names of these clans are given in the Kumarpala Charita of Jayasimha, in the Prithviraj Raso of Chandbardai and other sources also. The term Rajput ordinarily refers to the group's "jati" which is an endogamus group within the traditional Hindu social system. The Rajputs are considered to be the descendants of the Vedic warrior (Kshatriya) varna. Although all members of a warrior caste, Rajputs vary in pr ...

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Today the Rajput kings are mainly remembered as warriors. However as influential rulers, they were responsible for emergence of the modern Indian society. An examination of the archeological evidence and contemporary texts suggest that the Indian society had achieved significant prosperity during the Rajput rule. Most of the archaeological remains in a large part of India are from the Rajput period. It was also a period of spread of literacy. Numerous inscriptions from this period have been found. A significant fraction of them ...

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The Rajputs are divided into 36 clans, claiming three basic lineages: the Suryavanshi (Solar Race), the Chandravanshi (Lunar Race), and the Agni vanshi (Fire Born). Some scholars also include Rishi vanshi, Nag Vanshi and Vayu Vanshi as separate classes. House of Mewar, Marwar, Amber are Suryavanshi rajputs. Rulers of Bundi, Kotah, Jalore, Sirohi are Agnivanshi. Chandravanshi and Yaduvanshi are from the same line which bifurcated at king yadu when his father banished him from becoming the king. House of ...

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The Fowl family is an Irish criminal family going back at least to the Norman Conquest, which has amassed a fabulous fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means. These fortunes have been placed in danger by Artemis's father, Artemis senior, who invested a huge amount of the Fowl fortune in founding new shipping lanes to the country of Russia, following the breakdown of communism there. Artemis senior is injured and held hostage followin ...

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A rich imagery of Asian art is revealed in several spheres, including its sculpture, paintings and handicrafts; music, dance, drama, and other performing arts. Culture of Asia - Visual arts. Asia is the home of two major traditions of calligraphy. In the far east is the Chinese and Japanese (called Shodo or Shuuji) traditions of brush calligraphy. Culture of Asia - Performing arts. Main article: Asian music Harmonic music can follow the pentatonic scale as ...

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This diversity is also reflected in Asian cuisine, in the use of basic ingredients as well as in the style of preparation and cooking techniques. In East Asia, rice is a staple food, and it is mostly served steamed or as a porridge known as congee. China is the world largest producer and consumer of rice. In India, people often eat food with their hands, and many spices are used in every dish. Most spices originated around India or neighboring countries such as Sri Lanka. In the Middle East, it is customary to share a large family dinner, often with spices like saffron. Rice, ...

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The character first appeared in the Golden Age of Comic Books in Exciting Comics #9, published in 1941 by Nedor Comics. He was one of that publisher's most popular superhero characters, operating until at least 1949. His secret identity was pharmacist Bob Benton who formulated a chemical he called 'formic ethers' which gave him various superpowers. He used these powers to fight crime with his sideki ...

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The overall impression given by the surviving leaves of the manuscript suggests that it was meant to serve as a pharmacopoeia or to address topics in medieval or early modern medicine. However, the puzzling details of illustrations have fueled many theories about the book's origins, the contents of its text, and the purpose for which it was intended. Here are only a few of them: Voynich manuscript - Herbal. The first section of the book is almost certainly an herbal, but attempts to identify the plants, ei ...

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Although the mathematical notion of function was implicit in trigonometric and logarithmic tables, which existed in his day, Leibniz was the first, in 1692 and 1694, to employ it explicitly, to denote any of several geometric concepts derived from a curve, such as abscissa, ordinate, tangent, chord, and the perpendicular (Struik 1969: 367). In the 18th century, "function" lost these geometrical associations. Leibniz was the first to see that the coefficients of a system of linear equations could be arranged into arrays, now called det ...

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Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, a country of South Asia. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism and Shinto took shape. Other religions of Asia include Bahá'í Faith, Shamanism practiced in Siberia and Animism, practiced in the eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent. Today 30% of Muslims live in the South Asian region of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The world's largest single Muslim community (within the bounds of one nation) is in Indonesia. There are also significant Muslim populations in the Philip ...

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The story of Great Floods find reference in most of the regions of Asia. The Hindu mythology tells about an avatar of God Vishnu in the form of a fish who warned Manu of a terrible flood. In ancient Chinese mythology Shan Hai Jing, the Chinese ruler Da Yu had to spend ten years to control a deluge which swept out most of the ancient China and was aided by the goddess Nuwa who literally "fixed" the "broken" sky through which huge rains were pouring. The regions of Asia has a rich variety of mythical fauna. Japan has Nekomatas, cats wit ...

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Asian philosophical traditions originated in India and China, and has been classified as Eastern philosophy covering a large spectrum of philosophical thoughts and writings, including those popular within India and China. The Indian philosophy include Hindu and Buddhist philosophies. They include elements of non-material pursuits, whereas another school of thought Carvaka, which originated in India, and was propuned by Charvak around 2500 years before, preached the enjoyment of material world. During the 20th century, in the two most ...

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