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Re:No one is certain what Roman bronze dodecahedrons were us... by mtdewcmu on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @08:36PM (#29720692)
Could there have been glass lenses over the holes and it was a kind of microscope? Here's my guess: it's a magnifier to examine coins.
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Re:No one is certain what Roman bronze dodecahedrons were us... by vidarh on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:30AM (#29722494)
While the principle of a lens was known, I don't think any glass lenses of that age has been found.
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