Talk:Chronovisor

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When was this "theory" first put forward? I only ask because the concept reminds me of something in a short story by Isaac Asimov. Thanks.--Pharos 16:24, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I believe the Asimov story you refer to was "The Dead Past", originally published in Astounding, April 1956. Jonathunder 01:56, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)

Yes, quite right, thanks. I wonder if the first claims for the Chronovisor "theory" came before or after "The Dead Past".--Pharos 02:01, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The earliest claim I could find was in 1972. See the references at the end of this Skeptical Inquirer article. Jonathunder 02:24, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)

Actually, come to think of it, there was another similar device in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, published 1953, which actually disproved religious accounts there. I suspect this may be a not uncommmon science fiction plot device, and it could be wrong to pin down the idea of the Chronovisor to any one fictional instance. BTW, the Skeptical Inquirer article seems to make it quite clear that Father Ernetti did make these claims himself, rather than this Earth-shattering accomplishment merely being ascribed to him by the author Brune. It is interesting that Father Ernetti publically produced the supposed photograph of the crucifixion, identical to one sold on a postcard, and the full version of that lost play, with its suspiciously narrow Latin vocabulary.--Pharos 02:57, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Yes, there are many instances of the "past viewer" in science fiction. Orson Scott Card's _Pastwatch_ also centers on such a device. It's a pretty tempting fantasy.PotatoKnight 06:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] pix?

The article shows two pictures now deleted. Can someone link to a website where they're not deleted? Anomo 08:32, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps there was some copyright issue of some sort, there is no other reason for them to be removed from wikipedia otherwise. EpiVictor 14:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

perhaps it was something we were not suppose to see! dun dun dun —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.162.48.37 (talk) 05:22, 5 December 2006 (UTC).