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Month: July 2020
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History of Binoculars: From Invention to Modern Use
Through the collection’s looking glass we find this set of binoculars once owned by Robert Spencer of Millet in the 1930s. Hans Lippershey of Holland is credited with inventing the lens in the 16th century and was even asked to create binoculars which he fashioned out of a box. However, it wasn’t until 1825 that…