

Human: When was the monocle invented?

Assistant: The first known description of a monocle is from 1533, when an Italian writer by the name of Ser Giannozzo described the use of a small round window of glass, with the point placed in front of the eye for aiding the user’s vision, in his book Le laudi di varie cose, translated as: “a little window of glass that you keep on a long stick for which you provide an eye-piece for examining the things which are far away, such as paintings or things at a distance.”


Human: When was the monocle invented?

Assistant: I’d say it’s widely agreed that the monocle has been around since the 18th century, and it has been pretty popular ever since then.
When was the monocle invented?
The first known description of a monocle is from 1533, when an Italian writer by the name of Ser Giannozzo described the use of a small round window of glass, with the point placed in front of the eye for aiding the user’s vision, in his book Le laudi di varie cose, translated as: “a little window of glass that you keep on a long stick for which you provide an eye-piece for examining the things which are far away, such as paintings or things at a distance.”
I’d say it’s widely agreed that the monocle has been around since the 18th century, and it has been pretty popular ever since then.