Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The first half of the 18th century saw British optician Edward Scarlett perfect temple eyeglasses which would rest on the nose and the ears. The innovations presented by Scarlett would not only spark some to look at aesthetic customization of eyewear for fashion within Europe but also lead Benjamin Franklin to invent bifocals in colonial America. [12]
Man with glasses. A woman with glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses, spectacles, or colloquially as specs, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support.
The word optics is derived from the Greek term τα ὀπτικά meaning 'appearance, look'. [1] Optics was significantly reformed by the developments in the medieval Islamic world, such as the beginnings of physical and physiological optics, and then significantly advanced in early modern Europe, where diffractive optics began. These earlier ...
This page provides a list of the oldest brands and companies operating only in the eyewear manufacturing business to date and in any country. "Eyewear", although a relatively modern terminology, refers to the category of all items and accessories worn over the eyes for fashion adornment, protection against the environment and medical issues, including glasses (also called eyeglasses or ...
This clickable timeline template, wikilinked to over 30 Wikipedia articles, translated into over 30 languages, edited by over 110 editors, transcluded to over 100 articles, was originally derived from {{Life timeline}} for inclusion in the article "Timeline of the evolutionary history of life".
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. Mobile and desktop browsers: Works best with the latest version of Chrome, Edge, FireFox and Safari. Windows: Windows 7 and newer Mac: MacOS X and newer Note: Ad-Free AOL Mail ...
Timeline of microscope technology. c. 700 BC: The "Nimrud lens" of Assyrians manufacture, a rock crystal disk with a convex shape believed to be a burning or magnifying lens. [1] 13th century: The increase in use of lenses in eyeglasses probably led to the wide spread use of simple microscopes (single lens magnifying glasses) with limited ...