I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
–Psalm 69:30
Roger Bacon is credited with constructing the first magnifying glass for scientific purposes.
In 1250, Bacon was an Oxford lecturer studying refraction and reflection through various experiments involving mirrors. While doing so, he determined how a convex lens …
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