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  2. Binoculars - Wikipedia

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    Hand-held binoculars range from small 3 × 10 Galilean opera glasses, used in theaters, to glasses with 7 to 12 times magnification and 30 to 50 mm diameter objectives for typical outdoor use. Compact or pocket binoculars are small light binoculars suitable for daytime use.

  3. Fresnel lens - Wikipedia

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    A Fresnel lens ( / ˈfreɪnɛl, - nəl / FRAY-nel, -⁠nəl; / ˈfrɛnɛl, - əl / FREN-el, -⁠əl; or / freɪˈnɛl / fray-NEL [1]) is a type of composite compact lens which reduces the amount of material required compared to a conventional lens by dividing the lens into a set of concentric annular sections.

  4. Loupe - Wikipedia

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    Prismatic, multiple lenses with prisms. Uses. Loupes are used in many professions where magnification enables precision work to be done with greater efficiency and ease. Examples include surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, the jewelry trade, gemology, questioned document examination and watchmaking.

  5. History of optics - Wikipedia

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    Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen) wrote about the effects of pinhole, concave lenses, and magnifying glasses in his 11th century Book of Optics (1021 CE). [45] [47] [48] The English friar Roger Bacon , during the 1260s or 1270s, wrote works on optics, partly based on the works of Arab writers, that described the function of corrective lenses for vision ...

  6. Dioptre - Wikipedia

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    This is approximately the magnification observed when a person with normal vision holds the magnifying glass close to his or her eye. See also. Astigmatism; Dioptrics; Lens clock; Lensmeter; Optics; Optometry; Prism correction § Prism dioptres; Vertometer; References

  7. Prism sight - Wikipedia

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    Magnification. An Elcan SpecterOS 4x prism sight with a Shield Sights reflex sight mounted on top. Prism sights often have fixed low-power magnification such as 1× (parity magnification or "non-magnifying"), 2×, 3× or 4x magnifications, sometimes 5× or more.