Two Small Pieces of Glass by Ellynn
Rhyselle · 2 July 2012 · Chapter 0
I just love this story! I could feel joyful excitement rising up in me as I read about the discovery and the process of refining it to use more easily. And my heart leapt along with Helyanwë's when she turned it up to the stars and saw what had been invisible before. An amazing, wonderful thing, those two small pieces of glass! :-) Well done!
Author's reply
I am so glad that the story had such effect on you! :) Thank you very much for your kind review. :)
harrowcat · 28 February 2012 · Chapter 0
This is a wonderful tale. I well remember the first time that i looked at the moon through a good pair of binoculars! Thank you for sharing.
Author's reply
Thank you for the review, I am glad you like this. :)
Ellie · 24 February 2012 · Chapter 0
what a beautiful story!
Author's reply
Thanks, Ellie!
Larner · 20 February 2012 · Chapter 0
A wonderful indication of how telescopes might have been created in Aman. And who better to create one? Lovely!
Author's reply
Thank you so much!
Freyalyn · 17 February 2012 · Chapter 0
Lovely little story - thank you for sharing.
Author's reply
Thank you! :)
Fiondil · 16 February 2012 · Chapter 0
And I imagine that is just about how Galileo came up with the idea of the telescope *grin*. I suspect most discoveries are made through seredipity and happenstance, much the way it's described here. An interesting piece, Ellynn. Thanks for sharing.
Author's reply
Actually, it was a Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey who invented the telescope, a year before Galileo (1608). One version says he did it, another says his apprentice helped him, and another says that his children played with lenses and noticed that distant objects became bigger if the lenses were held properly. Who knows? :) Anyway, Galileo soon heard about it and made the telescope of his own. Lippershey didn't observe celestial objects; it was Galileo the one had been the first man to point it towards the sky. :) Thanks for your comment, I am glad you like this. :)
Antane · 16 February 2012 · Chapter 0
What an amazing thing that must have been to have seen the stars so clearly that first time - and all the other discoveries that followed. You captured that well here! Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Thank you, I am so happy you think so. :)
shirebound · 15 February 2012 · Chapter 0
What a thrilling discovery! She's the first Elf (but not the last) to admire the stars in such a wonderful way. How fitting that it should be a descendant of Fëanor, and unlike his inventions, this doubtless something that will be shared, not hoarded.
Author's reply
Erulisse created really lovely lady, and it was a pleasure to write this. Yes, I can imagine many elves, who already love the stars, admiring them even more. :) Thanks a lot for your review, dear. :)