Summary
Robert Temple: The Crystal Sun
Rediscovering the Lost Technology of Ancient Times
Based on thirty years of research, Temple has reconstructed a forgotten story about the light technology of an ancient civilization. It begins around the year 2600. ex. Kr. and lasts throughout western history. Unknown to modern archaeologists and historians, optical science and the developed technology that enabled the production of lenses was known and rooted in ancient times. It inspired ancient cultures and permeated their mythologies and religions, and in medieval Christianity it appears in the form of "theology of light".
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