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600-year history of close-up glasses
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600-year history of close-up glasses

In the 13th century, Europe had hand-held convex lenses to overcome farsightedness but it was not until 200 years later that glasses for nearsighted people appeared.

May 3, 2019
First British astronaut to space
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First British astronaut to space

Astronaut Tim Peake works for NASA's European Space Agency, on December 15, 2015, became the first British national astronaut to set foot on the International Space Stat…

December 15, 2018