Science
Scientists read a 300-year-old sealed letter without opening it – CNET
A virtual unfolding technique allows researchers to look inside intricately folded historical letters without potentially damaging them.
Scientists are using technology to read centuries-old letters sealed using “letterlocking.”
Nature Communications
The contents of a handwritten European letter sealed for 300 years are no longer a secret, thanks to a technique that let scholars peek inside virtually without damaging the intricately folded historical document.
In the letter, dated July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques asks his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant in The Hague, for a certified copy of a death notice for Daniel Le…
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