QuestionsArchimedes PalimpsestDid the imaging programme recover the erased Archimedes text wherever the parchment survives?Answer
Answer · Archimedes Palimpsest
The text was recovered except for passages in the gutter, under heavy mould or on badly damaged leaves, where…
The text was recovered except for passages in the gutter, under heavy mould or on badly damaged leaves, where the edition substitutes Heiberg's photographs or his printed text.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Some folio images in the edition are replaced by Heiberg's photographs or by scans of his edition.
What would rule it out
- Every leaf in the edition is shown from new imaging.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
AnsweredNo answer ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The text was recovered except for passages in the gutter, under heavy mould or on badly damaged leaves, where… [Answer ANS0CT7N6A65925]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT7N6A65925
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