Re: Starting Points for circle diagrams

[Invent Yourself <xod@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, GC wrote:

> I've been looking through several books on
> astrology, many with circles and volvelles
> explaining the months and the zodiac.  In all
> these there seems to be something lacking.
>
> These are written in natural language, and each
> time the author sees no need to mark a starting
> point for circular text.  On the other hand, the
> Voynich author always needs to mark the starting
> place.  It seems that in natural language, the eye
> is able to find the beginning on the text, while
> in the Voynich system it is absolutely necessary
> to point out where the text begins.  Why would he
> need to do this if it were written in language?


What else would it be written in, if not "language"?



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