At a meeting of the Spanish king Philippe V in Madrid in 1701 of 500 court ladies were decorated in his honor with huge points tortoise frames though they had no complaints to sight. In the Moscow Russia data on points arise for the first time in the first third 17 века.только at the end of the 18th century there were points in modern option which kept on ears. Handles of points by means of hinges fastened to a frame. In the beginning they weren't bent at all for ears. Handles could fasten for a wig, or for them bound a lace. With publishing emergence points quickly won popularity among the population. Points for reading were invented in Italy in the XIII century. the founder of the first points is considered to Salvino D'Armat. Improvement of technology brought in the 18th eyelid to emergence of manufactory production of points. Quality of glasses and the frames made in such a way was low. Points became under the motto "it is more cheaper". These "industrial" points generally through vagrant dealers were on sale. The Nuremberg points with a frame from a wire were typical points of that time. The first lenses on points were round. By the end of the 18th eyelid appeared also oval, occasionally met also rectangular линзы.днако, at first people accepted the new invention watchfully. Some called points "the damned tool of a devil". And not at once in society it was unambiguous glasses wearing is apprehended. There were times when in Europe points called "the vampires exhausting eyes", and witches and devils quite often were drawn wearing spectacles. Up to the 19th century disputes on, whether are necessary points in general, didn't stop. In 17 eyelid there were first sunglasses. Usual points coated or is delicious. Tried for protection against sunshine even to grind glasses from jewels or to use pounded jewels. But such points cost much, but also at their use it was possible to receive ожег an eye. At the northern people of Nenets, Eskimos points from a snow blindness - analog solar were long since widespread. They were produced from a tree or bones of animals, had narrow cuts for eyes and were used for hunting in ices. Chinese the first made smoky points of smoky quartz. Such glasses were worn by judges to hide the relation to a sentence during its announcement at court. And at the beginning of the 20th century there were modern dark glasses when the glass which isn't passing ultra-violet radiation for the first time was used. It is interesting that used green glasses earlier, but it appeared that they, passing the brightest beams of a range, least succeed, began to use gray and blue glasses. Gray smoky glasses absorb all color beams almost equally; blue glasses most detain all yellow and orange beams. today every second inhabitant of our planet has points.
He was the 11th child in the family and was born after his father's second marriage and was brought up under the supervision and influence of his brother Basil. At an early age he was marked by outstanding abilities and curiosity. The Botkins' house was frequented by distinguished people of that time, among whom there were Alexander Herzen, Nikolai Stankevich, Vissarion Belinsky, Timofey Granovsky, Paul Pikulin. Their ideas had a great influence on Botkin's views. To the age of 15 Botkin had been brought at home, and in 1847 he entered a private boarding school, where he spent three years. He was considered to be one of the best students.
In August 1850 Botkin became a medical student at Moscow University, graduating in 1855. (Botkin only from its course is not passed the exam for the title of doctor, and for a doctorate. - вообще мысль не понятна)
Botkin died of heart disease on December 24, 1889 (December 12, old style) in Menton (France) and was buried in St. Petersburg.
In his two marriages he had 12 children. Two sons, Sergei and Eugene took their father's profession. After the death of his son Eugene Botkin became a tzar court physician. Eugene Botkin was shot together with the royal family in 1918.