From squinting at newspapers, stitching intricate embroidery, painting tiny models and getting an in-depth look at leaves and insects, magnifying glasses have endless practical applications.

While this is easy if you have good eyesight and you’re young, a lot of us don’t have that luxury and instead must rely on magnifying glasses and loupes. [Mauro]’s project for the Hackaday ...

While this is easy if you have good eyesight and you’re young, a lot of us don’t have that luxury and instead must rely on magnifying glasses and loupes. [Mauro]’s project for the Hackaday ...

Magnifying glasses are ordinarily spherical, theoretically sections of glass balls. They give a balanced enlargement to all objects. Another kind of magnifying glass exists, cut from along the ...