Revealing the hidden secret in the 1,400-year-old book when taking X-rays

An ancient book from the 11th century suddenly shows its contents when scientists take x-rays.

According to Sciencealert, scientists from the University of Califfornia, the US have discovered the hidden content in an old book of 1,400 years old. During the unintentional X-ray, the scientists saw the floating script inside the book.

It is an ancient book about a physician , a famous Greek Roman philosopher. Aelius Galenus or Galen in the Pergamon region .

He is considered to be the best medical researcher of Roman times. His doctrines dominated and influenced western medicine over a millennium.

The book is made of grated sheepskin.

It took more than 10 hours for scientists to analyze 26 pages of books, revealing many important ancient scientific knowledge hidden for over a thousand years.

The book is made of grated sheepskin. Inside is a new layer of text over the old layer, centuries ago, this is a popular form of leather recycling. For this manuscript, 11th century Syrian missionaries shaved off copies of Galen's medical texts and overwritten the hymns.

According to experts, the original text of Galen was erased and rewritten in ancient Syrian language in the 6th century.

By the 11th century, the Syrian translation had also been removed and replaced by hymns at a monastery in Egypt.

No one knows exactly why the original text was replaced but the most reliable source said that the parchment was very expensive at the time, so in order to save money, the ancients were forced to reuse old parchment. .

The book is read using X-rays.

However, there is also an opinion that Galen's medical doctrine is not compatible with the religious views of that era.

Until now, experts only read 26 pages. With more than 200 research staff, scientists hope that some great secrets about Galen's medical knowledge will be revealed from a 1,400-year-old book that can only be read by X-rays.