Although the Romans discovered glass and its ability to bend light in the first century, inventors did not create the first telescopes and microscopes until which century? 5th century 8th century 14th century 16th century

Option: 16th century.

Explanation:

Zacharias Janssen was a famous Dutch inventor and spectacle-make. He is the first investigator to invent the microscope and the telescope in 1590. According to scholars, Janssen's father, Hans Martens, must have played a vital role in the creation of the instrument. Both father and son worked together as spectacle makers in Middleburg, Holland.

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