Monday 15 September 2014

Uncovering Hidden Text on a 500-Year-Old Map That Guided Columbus

Uncovering Hidden Text on a 500-Year-Old Map That Guided Columbus

A team of researchers is using a technique called multispectral imaging to uncover the hidden text on a 500-year old map used by Christopher Columbus to plan his first voyage across the Atlantic.


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from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/3e796ccd/sc/4/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C0A90Cmartellus0Emap0C/story01.htm

via Science News

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