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The invention of glasses. Chris King + FOLLOW. Published: 12:00am, 22 Feb 2010. ... In ancient Rome, for example, scholars with bad eyes looked through a glass bowl water to read.

Taking A Magnifying Glass To The Brown Faces In Medieval Art. December 13, 2013 7:00 AM ET. Gene Demby ... which she argues is a much more recent and deliberate invention. ...

What kind of invention would a 10- to 17-year-old come up with, if they could? Almost all of the 60 students at Mandarin's Center Academy had that chance recently, and many inventions were designed… ...

The Search icon with the magnifying glass seems so familiar nowadays: almost every interface, every computer or web browser, and mobile device have it. However, have you ever thought of why and how it ...

Hardback by John Murray, £25.00 (ebook £16.99) A polymath, even by the standards of his times (1769-1859), Humboldt's explorations of South America inspired scientists of subsequent generations ...

There are some real benefits to a magnifying glass. It can last indefinitely and light an indefinite number of fires — when the weather is sunny and clear.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to read tiny print on everyday items like cell phones and medicine bottles," said an inventor, from Andrews, N.C ...

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An icon of a magnifying glass. A ... Celebratin’ Sheena will highlight the invention and imagination of a real Doric champion. By Neil Drysdale. March 16 2019, 8:42 am.