RE: VMs: Astronomical Notes, Comments, and Replies

[Rene Zandbergen <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Larry Roux <lroux@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> [Me:]
> >In that is the case, the VMs was written by George
> >of Trebizond after all :-) He lived in the 
> >15th C., in N.Italy, was familiar with all Greek
> >philosophical (i.e. scientific) works, worked in
> >diplomatic circles, and was quite mad in his
> >older days, both by modern and contemporary 
> >standards :-).
> >He used to lament the fact that he was born under
> >the sign of Pisces.
> 
> This reminds me of a TV mystery.  Lots of pieces
> that seem to fit
> together and then something else comes along to
> point somewhere else.  I
> guess we can't rule out any suspects at this point!

Actually, at one time I thought the VMs was 
written by him. But really, statistically it
makes sense that the author is not known to 
posterity at all.
I really think that the VMs was written by someone
who had sound basic knowledge in various fields
of science, but had a 'vision' of his own.
And it was not shared with anyone else (of
significance).
The idea to start the Zodiac with Pisces is
one indication. The idea to use an invented
alphabet is another. It might mean that he had
actually also invented a whole language, perhaps
starting with a basic vocabulary and making up
new words as he went along.
In this scenario, it would be possible that
the text is more or less meaningful, but not
generated in a trance (so no glossolalia) but
as a concentrated effort (of a perhaps confused
mind).

D'Imperio writes about such a person - I can never
remember his name. He made very intricate drawings 
of maps of the (known) world.
There may have been more people like him.

Cheers, Rene

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