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The first eyeglasses

The first eyeglasses

Salvio D'Armate possibly invented eyeglasses around 1285. He shared the invention with Allesandro Della Spina, an Italian monk who made eyeglasses public.

The first eyeglasses had metal or bone frames, and the lenses were made out of quartz.

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