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Offline DianaM

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Scans reveal lost gravestone text
« on: Wednesday 03 October 07 14:44 BST (UK) »
"Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US." - could be good news!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7024672.stm

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Re: Scans reveal lost gravestone text
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 03 October 07 15:03 BST (UK) »
I love that idea.
 I wonder who would pick up the tab though?

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Re: Scans reveal lost gravestone text
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 04 October 07 07:55 BST (UK) »
Sounds very interesting!

I am sure that those who want headstones "read" would pick up the tab!  And it could be exy.

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Re: Scans reveal lost gravestone text
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 04 October 07 10:20 BST (UK) »
Crikey it's amazing what science can do these days  :o :o

The end of all that scratching and rubbing, trying to read illegible gravestones.  ;D

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Re: Scans reveal lost gravestone text
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 04 October 07 10:24 BST (UK) »
This does sound interesting and expensive - but my problem seems to be gravestones where lead lettering was used which is now falling away as the holes for the pegs widen - I suspect that's insoluble by any machine.
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