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Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word. He handed him a piece of Bavarian glass, which ______ microscopes ______. - English (Second/Third Language)

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Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

He handed him a piece of Bavarian glass, which ______ microscopes ______.

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He handed him a piece of Bavarian glass, which was used in the lenses in telescopes and microscopes, and asked him to reverse engineer it.

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