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One theory is that the manuscript is a genuine work on some scientific or magical subject composed in a complex secret code. Anthony Ascham, a sixteenth-century physician and botanist, has been identified as a possible author, since many plant illustratio

One theory is that the manuscript is a genuine work on some scientific or magical subject composed in a complex secret code. Anthony Ascham, a sixteenth-century physician and botanist, has been identified as a possible author, since many plant illustratio VB05Q
The reading and the lecture are both about Voynich manuscript, which is handwritten book written on vellum. The author of the reading states several theories to explain the origin of the Voynich manuscript. The speaker does not believe any of these theories and he argues that it was written by none of the people mentioned in the article. Firstly, the article points out the first theory that the manuscript was written by Anthony Ascham because of the complex secret codes presented in the book. It is stated in the reading that as Ascham was physician and a botanist who could probably be familiar with the medicinal plants described in the manuscript. This point is challenged by the lecturer. She says that Ascham was a ordinary physician and it is unlikely be written by him. Furthermore, she suggest that book contains information about all common herbal drugs where it can be easily obtained information from other popular references. Secondly, according to second theory it was a fake and was Edward Kelley with the intention to make money by selling books to nobles across Europe. The lecturer rebuts this theory as well. He suggests that the creator of the book took a lot of effort to write this book and it is not the Kellyr who wrote the book. He elaborates on this by mentioning that it was unnecessary for Kelley to put such a lot of effort if he his intention was to cheat noble people because those people were very vulnerable. Thirdly, the author points out that the manuscript was fake written M. Vonich himself. The lecturer, on the other hand, posits that the dating technology clearly shows that both the paper and the ink are 400 years old and it is not possible for him to get such an old paper, so it is unlikely to be written by him. He also says that the book was written by someone else lived centuries ahead.
The reading and the lecture are both about
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Voynich
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manuscript
, which is handwritten
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book
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written
on vellum. The author of the reading states several
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theories
to
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explain
the origin of the
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Voynich
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manuscript
.
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The
speaker does not believe any of these
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theories and
he argues that it was
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written
by none of the
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people
mentioned in the article.

Firstly
, the article points out the
first
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theory
that the
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manuscript
was
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written
by Anthony
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Ascham
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because
of the complex secret codes presented in the
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book
. It
is stated
in the reading that as
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Ascham
was physician and a botanist who could
probably
be familiar with the medicinal plants
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described
in the
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manuscript
. This point
is challenged
by the lecturer. She says that
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Ascham
was
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a
ordinary physician and it is unlikely be
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written
by him.
Furthermore
, she
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suggest
that
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book
contains information about all common herbal drugs where it can be
easily
obtained information from other popular references.

Secondly
, according to second
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theory
it was a fake and was Edward Kelley with the intention to
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make
money by selling
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books
to nobles across Europe. The lecturer rebuts this
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theory
as well
. He suggests that the creator of the
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book
took
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a lot of
effort to write this
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book
and it is not the
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Kellyr
who wrote the
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book
. He elaborates on this by mentioning that it was unnecessary for Kelley to put such
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a lot of
effort if he
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his
intention was to cheat noble
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people
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because
those
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people
were
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very
vulnerable.

Thirdly
, the author points out that the
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manuscript
was fake
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written
M.
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Vonich
himself. The lecturer,
on the other hand
, posits that the dating technology
clearly
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shows
that both the paper and the ink are 400 years
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old
and it is not possible for him to
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get
such an
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old
paper,
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so
it is unlikely to be
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written
by him. He
also
says that the
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book
was
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written
by someone else
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lived
centuries ahead.
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IELTS essay One theory is that the manuscript is a genuine work on some scientific or magical subject composed in a complex secret code. Anthony Ascham, a sixteenth-century physician and botanist, has been identified as a possible author, since many plant illustratio

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