Oldest Bible is going digital


Scanning in 3 cities, monastery to aid research of 1,650-year-old text using a technique, known as hyperspectral imaging, will use a camera to photograph the parchments at different wavelengths of light, highlighting faded texts obscured by time and later overwritings. 

Source: Houston Chronicle

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Posted: Tue - July 5, 2005 at 11:04 AM          


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