Forensic Science and the Shroud of Turin

Robert A Rucker

doi:10.31031/fsar.2021.05.000623

Abstract

Forensic Science & Addiction Research Forensic Science and the Shroud of Turin Robert A Rucker* Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, USA *Corresponding author: Robert A Rucker, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, USA Submission: November 15, 2021;Published: December 03, 2021 DOI: 10.31031/FSAR.2021.05.000623 ISSN 2578-0042 Volume5 Issue4

Highlights

The Shroud of Turin is a 14.3 by 3.6 foot linen cloth that has been in Turin, Italy, since 1578
Ancient tradition has long claimed this piece of cloth to be the authentic burial cloth of Jesus Christ
Scientific research on the Shroud can be divided into four periods: to 1977: Scientific testing of the Shroud began in 1898 when an Italian amateur photographer named Secondo Pia took the first photograph of the cloth. He would have expected his photographic plate to show a poor resolution negative image of the face, but instead it contained a good resolution positive image. This meant the image on the Shroud was a good resolution negative image, with light and dark areas reversed

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Introduction

The Shroud of Turin is a 14.3 by 3.6 foot linen cloth that has been in Turin, Italy, since 1578. *Corresponding author: Robert A Rucker, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, USA Submission: November 15, 2021 Historical research has been unable to prove or disprove whether the Shroud is the authentic burial cloth of Jesus.

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