Bifocal Reading Glasses presents you the History of Bifocals:
The origin of reading bifocals begins with the origin of magnification, which dates all the way back to Egyptian hieroglyphs around 700 BC.
The earliest written record of such magnification appears to be the first century AD when Seneca the Younger, a tutor of Emperor Nero, wrote how small letters could be made more large and clear using a “globe or glass filled with water.” Appropriately, there is written evidence that Emperor Nero’s enjoyment of gladiator games was improved by the use of a vision-correcting lens in the form of an emerald.
Later, many believe corrective lenses of some form were utilized by Abbas Ibn Firnas in the 9th century AD. Abbas Ibn Firnas developed a method to create clear glass. He shaped and polished the glass into rocks of round he called reading stones. The earliest concrete evidence of these sorts of magnifying devices (utilizing a convex lens to magnify an image) seems to be the Book of Optics, published by Alhazen in about 1021.
Translating this vital source of knowledge into Latin during the 12th century led to the earliest eyeglasses
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Welcome to Bifocal Reading Glasses!
Yes, this site will be all about a specific breed of spectacles those of us in our wiser years enjoy balancing on the end of our nose while we enjoy our literature.
Today you can enjoy some cool developments, such as bifocal reading glasses without that distracting line in your view.
Yes, my site’s new and not terribly substantial just yet, but hopefully you’ll return soon as I build out information on this oddly romantic and still functional top
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With this Bifocal Reading Glasses site I’ll provide you with history and background information on bifocal reading glasses as well some specific information to consider before you buy yourself the perfect set of bifocals. This site will be half a hobby site about this curious, cozy invention from Benjamin Franklin and half a practical consumer site for helping people make smart decisions when shopping for bifocal reading glasses.
I will address a range of styles and purposes, but I will largely focus on traditional bifocal glasses for reading. I still find this classic device a utility of great function, comfort and I even find it a cozy tradition. I enjoy glancing from my wife to my reading without adjusting my spectacles and I am very relieved to not have to poke lenses on to my damp, delicate eyes. In other words, I’m not terribly fond of contact lenses. You may also see bifocals referred to as Executive Bifocals or Franklin Glasses.
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