Photo: Child that flies a kite with ZEISS logo. Technical Milestones
1890 until 1909
1908
Telescopic eyeglasses
Telescopic eyeglasses for wearers with extreme myopia (shortsightedness)

1904
Photomicrography equipment
Photomicrography equipment for ultraviolet light lays the foundations for UV microscopy

1897
First astronomical lens
First astronomical lens from Carl Zeiss made of new types of glass from Schott

1894
Prism binocularsPrism binoculars
Prism binoculars with increased spacing between the objective lenses enhance the impression of depth in the image

1890
first anastigmatic, distortion-free lensFernglas
With the invention of the first anastigmatic, distortion-free lens (later to be called Protar®) by Paul Rudolph, Carl Zeiss heralds the dawn of a new era in camera lens development


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