More than four
thousand years ago, China was ruled by an emperor named Chan. He was an
enlightened and inquisitive man. Everything interested Chan. He wanted to know
the structure of mountains, what fish live in Chinese rivers, how plants grow.
But most of all he was attracted by the stars. He watched the night sky for
hours and marveled at his greatness and mystery.
- A person never
comprehend the secrets of heaven! - He said.
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| Modern Spyglass |
Chan had a wise
adviser. At the imperial palace, he served as a lens grinder. Once he brought
to Chan some kind of pipe with glass lenses and said:
- This tool
reveals the invisible.
Chan glanced at
the sky through a pipe and was amazed. He saw thousands of stars that he had
not seen with a simple eye before.
- This is a
miracle! - He exclaimed.
And since then,
every night he looked at the stars in the pipe. He kept his observations
secret.
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| Modern Telescope |
“Knowledge adds
power to the emperor, but harms his servants - they get out of hand...” - said
Chan.
So the
observations of the Chinese emperor remained unknown to anyone. He died. His
pipe broke...
But maybe the
story about the pipe of Emperor Chan was invented by dreamers? They so wanted
to comprehend the secrets of heaven! They believed that it was possible ... And
they were not mistaken.
Margaret
Thursday, November 7, 2019
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