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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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"In
order
to
view
the
past
on
our
own
planet,
the
rays,
which
travel
at
the
speed
of
light,
are
sent
out
in
a
huge
circle
through
space,
returning
to
earth
after
having
spent
the
requisite
number
of
years
in
transit.
Instantaneous
effect
is
secured
by
a
connecting
beam
that
ties
together
the
ends
of
the
enormous
arc.
This,
of
course,
is
beyond
your
comprehension,
since
the
Ninth
Dimension
is
involved.
When
it
is
desired
that
events
of
the
present
be
observed,
the
rays
are
projected
direct.
The
future
can
not
be
viewed,
since,
in
order
to
accomplish
this,
it
would
be
necessary
that
the
rays
travel
at
a
speed
greater
than
that
of
light,
which
is
manifestly
impossible."
"Great
guns!"
gasped
Frank.
"This
crystal
sphere
then,
is
capable
of
bringing
to
our
eyes
and
ears
the
happenings
of
centuries
past?"
"It
is,
my
dear
Frank,"
said
Phaestra,
"and
I
would
that
I
were
able
to
describe
the
process
more
clearly."
She
smiled,
and
in
the
unearthly
light
of
the
sphere
she
appeared
more
beautiful
than
before,
if
such
a
thing
were
possible.
On
the
pedestal
which
supported
the
sphere
there
was
a
glittering
array
of
dials
and
levers.
Several
of
these
controls
were
now
adjusted
by
Phaestra,
the
delicate
motions
of
her
tapered
fingers
being
watched
by
the
visitors
with
intense
admiration.
There
came
a
change
in
the
note
of
the
sphere,
a
steadying
of
the
flickerings
within.
"Behold!"
exclaimed
Phaestra.
They
gazed
into
the
depths
of
the
sphere
and
lost
all
sense
of
detachment
from
the
scene
depicted
therein.
It
seemed
they
were
at
a
point
several
thousand
miles
from
the
surface
of
a
planet.
A
great
continent
spread
beneath
them,
its
irregular
shore
line
being
clearly
outlined
against
a
large
body
of
water.
Here
and
there
the
surface
was
obscured
by
great
white
patches
of
clouds
that
cast
their
shadows
below.
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