# The text was recovered except for passages in the gutter, under heavy mould or on badly damaged leaves, where…

> Most likely: The text was recovered except for passages in the gutter, under heavy mould or on badly damaged leaves, where the edition substitutes…

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# 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.

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## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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

[Where folios were too damaged to give readable images, the edition uses Heiberg's photographs or scans of his…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/archimedes-palimpsest/evidence/EVD0CT7N6J017CA/where-folios-were-too-damaged-to-give-readable-images-the)

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## The questions it answers

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