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Does weather affect health?

During periods of stable high atmospheric pressure, health is generally in order. Stable low pressure does not really affect him, but his drops can be dangerous. Increased excitability, irritability, possible headaches, flushing of blood to the head, increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The frequency of accidents and car accidents during these periods is high.

To prevent and mitigate such phenomena, doctors advise taking drugs that support the activity of the cardiovascular system and antidepressants.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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Who made the first glasses?

Today, many politicians and other famous people wear glasses. It would be interesting to know how the course of history would change if the statesmen of the past wore glasses (if, of course, they needed them). Perhaps emperors and kings would behave differently if they could better see the world around them.

Nobody knows the person who invented the first pair of glasses. In 1266, Roger Bacon enlarged the letters in the book by applying a magnifying glass to them. But who first guessed to wear lenses near the eyes? A portrait from 1352 shows Cardinal Hugon wearing spectacles, which consisted of two framed lenses and two temples fastened together and placed near the eyes.

So someone invented glasses sometime between 1266 and 1352.

When the first printed books appeared, glasses became a necessity. Most of the craftsmen then worked in Northern Italy and Southern Germany, so in the XNUMXth century glasses were made mainly in these areas.

In 1629, the English King Charles I approved the charter of the Guild of Spectacle Makers. And in 1784, Benjamin Franklin invented double focus glasses.

Today, glasses not only help people read and see well, but are also used for other purposes. We know that sunglasses protect your eyes from bright light and sunlight. Colored lenses are used for camouflage. Night aviators and photographers wear red lenses, and for skiers, pilots, polar explorers and mountaineers they produce glasses that absorb ultraviolet and infrared rays. Workers in open-hearth shops wear goggles that block out infrared rays. Glassblowers also wear glasses that allow them to see better. We can endlessly enumerate professions where it is necessary to use special glasses.

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