In some early texts concerning long-distance viewing, the term ‘mirror’ is used, but not as a device for simple reflection. Instead, the mirror takes on other powers, and the term seems to serve as some kind of metaphor for a fantastical device to view scenes remotely. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"87285","attributes":{"alt":"Johannes Hevelius observing with one of his telescopes (1674) (CC BY-SA 3.0)","class":"media-image","height":"700","style":"width: 582px; height: 700px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"582"}}]] Johannes Hevelius observing with one of his telescopes (1674) ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Mirroring The Future The Gesta Romanorum ( Deeds of the Romans) is a collection of anecdotes dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. The work seems to have been written for the purpose of providing morality tales, as each anecdote or story in
