The citation in their handwritten notes reads:
If we abandon astronomy entirely and treat the string as a , the solution is immediate and satisfying. -1- sek 114-2- apj 1987
Based on the most probable synthesis of facts, here is the fictional (but academically plausible) origin of your string. The citation in their handwritten notes reads: If
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) errors are common. "Sek" might actually be: -1- sek 114-2- apj 1987