# The manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests.

> Most likely: The manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests.

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# The manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests.

The manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The watermarks match paper mills active in that period.

## What would rule it out

- Watermarks or hand firmly dated earlier.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Paper analysis has been reported as giving about 1760 to 1780.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/evidence/EVD0CYVFNST1WFZ/paper-analysis-has-been-reported-as-giving-about-1760-to)

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## The questions it answers

[When was the manuscript written and by whom?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/questions/QST0CYVFHWT74XG/when-was-the-manuscript-written-and-by-whom)

Part of [Is the 2011 decipherment of the Copiale cipher correct?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/questions/QST0CYVFHD600F6/is-the-2011-decipherment-of-the-copiale-cipher-correct)

Most likelyThe manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The manuscript was written between about 1760 and 1780, as the paper analysis suggests. [Answer ANS0CYVFNJ00YCN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYVFNJ00YCN
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**ANS** 0CYVFNJ00YCN

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