Great and gorgeous as is the display of Divine power 
and wisdom in the things that are seen of all, it may 
safely be affirmed that a far more extensive prospect of 
these glories lay unheeded and unknown till the optician’s 
art revealed it. Like the work of some mighty genius of 
Oriental fable, the brazen tube is the key that unlocks a 
world of wonder and beauty before invisible, which one 
who has once gazed upon it can never forget, and never 
cease to admire.— PHILIP HENRY GOSSE. 
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, 
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. 
SHAKESPEARE, 
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