When was the first magnifying glass made

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Fear of missing out? Subscribe now to. Korea seeks collaboration with Rwanda in vaccine production 3h. Tourism: Small businesses to get government bailout 4h. Do you remember trying to light leaves and grass on fire by magnifying the light of the sun? Some of the more sadistic kids were trying to burn ants as if the magnifying glass created a laser from a sunbeam. Perhaps one of your grandparents uses one to help them read the menu in restaurants.

You might not realize it, but the magnifying glass has been around in some primitive form for thousands of years. Even in its more modern form, the magnifying glass has been in use for many centuries. The question is, who first created this valuable tool in its modern form? Are they lost to history? The modern magnifying glass as we know it was created in the mids.

But the history of this tool goes back much further. Before the common era, ancient Egyptians were peering through shards of crystal and obsidian in order to get a clearer view of close-up objects.

This might be considered the first use of a magnifying glass, though the tool would have to go through a complete metamorphosis to become recognizable as the magnifying glass we know today. In Rome, just a few decades into the common era, emperor Nero was known to have used a similar tool. Nero would watch actors on stage by looking through a gemstone, allowing him to get a better view from a distance. Daguerreotype process.. Compound camera lens.. Improved radio transmitter.. Arc transmitter..

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