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I have a peculiar question. The magnifying glass is accepted to have been invented around 424 B.C., while the telescope was invented in 1608 A.D. Why did it take 2000 years to go from magnifying glass lenses to glass lens telescopes?
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I have a peculiar question. The magnifying glass is accepted to have been invented around 424 B.C., while the telescope was invented in 1608 A.D. Why did it take 2000 years to go from magnifying glass lenses to glass lens telescopes?
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