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| f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. |
f72v. ZODIAC FOLIOS: LIBRA
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| f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. |
The Libra folio is assigned to the month of September and the events for this month are shown below.
| September |
3rd 16th 17th 28th |
Mercury greatest elongation east Saturn at opposition Autumnal Equinox Mercury at inferior conjunction |
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| f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Overlay by P. Han showing main folio markers. |
There is only one apparent male nymph and this may refer to Mercury or Saturn.
There is one main marker on the Libra folio, given the month suggested to be
September which contains the Autumnal Equinox as the main event it may represent
this day and the crowned nymph may represent the Sun at the Autumnal Equinox,
she wears a crown with an arch and cross on top maybe representing the crossing
of the Ecliptic and the Celestial Equator. On a North Pole centred star map
placing the crowned nymph’s star on the Sun allows the marker to indicate the NCP and SN 1054, also coincidentally SN 1604, keeping the crowned nymph in the
same position as on the folio. If the line is treated separately it may
represent the Celestial Zero Meridian, from Vernal to Autumnal Equinox which
passes through SN 1572. On a NEP centred star map if the marker is treated as
the Ecliptic Zero Meridian the this allows the crowned nymph to indicate SN 5 BC
and on each style of map the Equinoxes can be indicated.
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| Celestial North Pole centred star map, 17/09/1054, Kaifeng, China. Credit: Redshift6. f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Overlay by P. Han showing the crowned nymph as the Sun and the main folio marker indicating SN 1054 and SN 1604. Also marker line shown as the Celestial Zero Meridian indicating SN 1572. | Ecliptic North Pole centred star map, 17/09/1054, Kaifeng, China. Credit: Redshift6. f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Overlay by P. Han showing main folio marker in relation to the Ecliptic Zero Meridian and the crowned nymph. |
Apart from the main marker the scales may contain markers also as suggested below. These markers pass through two stars and may be relevant to Mercury, as they form the correct angle of Mercury from the ecliptic as measured from the horizon at the time of the inferior conjunction of Mercury, assuming the Ecliptic is a straight line, and coincidentally it passes through the constellation of Libra as on the folio.
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| f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Overlay by P. Han showing possible markers on the central scales image and suggested possible meaning. | Celestial North Pole centred star map, 28/09/1054, Kaifeng, China. Credit: Redshift6. f72v, Libra. Voynich Manuscript. Credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Overlay by P. Han showing possible markers on the central scales image in relation to the position of the Sun via the Ecliptic, and the inferior conjunction of Mercury. |
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