Paolo Toscanelli

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1451–1462

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Paolo Toscanelli, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Emergence of concave spectacles for myopia

   1451–1462

   Role: Florentine scholar, potential source of Cusa's knowledge

   1. 11451 · Florence, ItalyFlorence as Manufacturing Center

      By 1451, Florence had become the leading European center for manufacturing high-quality concave spectacle lenses.

   2. 21462-10-21 · Milan, ItalyMilanese Court Order

      In 1462, the Duke of Milan ordered concave spectacles from Florence, confirming widespread availability and use.

Sources

1. invention-spectacles Wikipedia