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I'm searching for a sci-fi short story. Back in about 1978, I read a story I'd swear was called "Footprints in the Sands of Time." I'm pretty sure it was written earlier, since it was in a class on classic science fiction. I think it was in a collection of short stories too. I've googled this and similar titles, but no luck.



The plot involves someone going back in time and leaving a capsule of radium behind to prove they made the trip. Time was described as a "coiled spring," where the successive turns were separated by 60 million years (I think).










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    I'm searching for a sci-fi short story. Back in about 1978, I read a story I'd swear was called "Footprints in the Sands of Time." I'm pretty sure it was written earlier, since it was in a class on classic science fiction. I think it was in a collection of short stories too. I've googled this and similar titles, but no luck.



    The plot involves someone going back in time and leaving a capsule of radium behind to prove they made the trip. Time was described as a "coiled spring," where the successive turns were separated by 60 million years (I think).










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      The plot involves someone going back in time and leaving a capsule of radium behind to prove they made the trip. Time was described as a "coiled spring," where the successive turns were separated by 60 million years (I think).










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      I'm searching for a sci-fi short story. Back in about 1978, I read a story I'd swear was called "Footprints in the Sands of Time." I'm pretty sure it was written earlier, since it was in a class on classic science fiction. I think it was in a collection of short stories too. I've googled this and similar titles, but no luck.



      The plot involves someone going back in time and leaving a capsule of radium behind to prove they made the trip. Time was described as a "coiled spring," where the successive turns were separated by 60 million years (I think).







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          This is P. Schuyler Miller's "The Sands of Time", published in Astounding Stories, 1937



          This link, provides information that matches one of your clues:




          A young man travels back to dinosaur era, & brings back souvenirs to prove it. He even buries a lead box containing radium in that period so someone can dig it out today as ultimate proof of his visit!




          If this is the right answer, it's a duplicate of this question. If you read the answer there, you'll see that the story does indeed refer to time as "coiled".



          According to its ISFDB page, it's been published in a few anthologies over the years, any of which could be where you read it.






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            This is P. Schuyler Miller's "The Sands of Time", published in Astounding Stories, 1937



            This link, provides information that matches one of your clues:




            A young man travels back to dinosaur era, & brings back souvenirs to prove it. He even buries a lead box containing radium in that period so someone can dig it out today as ultimate proof of his visit!




            If this is the right answer, it's a duplicate of this question. If you read the answer there, you'll see that the story does indeed refer to time as "coiled".



            According to its ISFDB page, it's been published in a few anthologies over the years, any of which could be where you read it.






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              This is P. Schuyler Miller's "The Sands of Time", published in Astounding Stories, 1937



              This link, provides information that matches one of your clues:




              A young man travels back to dinosaur era, & brings back souvenirs to prove it. He even buries a lead box containing radium in that period so someone can dig it out today as ultimate proof of his visit!




              If this is the right answer, it's a duplicate of this question. If you read the answer there, you'll see that the story does indeed refer to time as "coiled".



              According to its ISFDB page, it's been published in a few anthologies over the years, any of which could be where you read it.






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                This is P. Schuyler Miller's "The Sands of Time", published in Astounding Stories, 1937



                This link, provides information that matches one of your clues:




                A young man travels back to dinosaur era, & brings back souvenirs to prove it. He even buries a lead box containing radium in that period so someone can dig it out today as ultimate proof of his visit!




                If this is the right answer, it's a duplicate of this question. If you read the answer there, you'll see that the story does indeed refer to time as "coiled".



                According to its ISFDB page, it's been published in a few anthologies over the years, any of which could be where you read it.






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                This is P. Schuyler Miller's "The Sands of Time", published in Astounding Stories, 1937



                This link, provides information that matches one of your clues:




                A young man travels back to dinosaur era, & brings back souvenirs to prove it. He even buries a lead box containing radium in that period so someone can dig it out today as ultimate proof of his visit!




                If this is the right answer, it's a duplicate of this question. If you read the answer there, you'll see that the story does indeed refer to time as "coiled".



                According to its ISFDB page, it's been published in a few anthologies over the years, any of which could be where you read it.







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