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  1. What is the earliest mention of use of spyglass by seafarers?

    Aug 27, 2018 · There several mentions of the early spyglass use are presented, 1). 19 November 1614 during the battle between Portuguese and French it is said that one of the Portuguse …

  2. What evidence is there of the vision aids people used before the ...

    Oct 28, 2017 · The Wikipedia article on glasses says ‘scattered evidence exists for use of vision aid devices in Greek and Roman times’ but only cites the example of Nero’s emerald.

  3. contemporary history - Why was Apple not able to compete with …

    Mar 6, 2016 · He acquired a CP/M-knock off OS, 86-DOS, for an absurdly low sum, and then used the product he had essentially obtained for free to undercut Digital Research's CP/M. …

  4. Why does the US use the opposite convention to the rest of the …

    May 18, 2022 · According to the this answer, in the US buoys on the right are red when returning to a harbour, with green on the left. This is in contrast to most of the rest of the world. What …

  5. england - How did Edward Misselden become a deputy-governor …

    According to the wikipedia article Edward Misselden, he was born in 1608 and in 1623 became a deputy-governor of the Merchant Adventurers' Company at Delft.

  6. europe - Earliest use of Renaissance Era innovations in Islamic ...

    Jul 8, 2017 · According to Wikipedia the first ever book printed in the Ottoman Empire was Arba'ah Turim in Hebrew. The date is believed to be 1493, though there are some claims for …