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A hemisphere of glass used as a magnifier when placed with its flat side against a surface with text.
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Reading stone — A reading stone was an approximately hemispherical transparent object placed on top of text to magnify the letters so that people with presbyopia could read the text more easily. Reading stones were among the earliest common uses of… … Wikipedia
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Stone skipping — A stone skipping on calm water in Patagonia Stone skipping is a pastime which involves throwing a stone with a flattened surface across a lake or other body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water. The object of the… … Wikipedia
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Reading — /red ing/, n. 1. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860 1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913 21; viceroy of India 1921 26. 2. a city in Berkshire, in S England. 132,900. 3. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 78,686. 4. a town in E Massachusetts,… … Universalium
