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Middelburg, Zeeland
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Middelburg serves as the capital of Zeeland province in the southwestern Netherlands, with approximately 48,000 residents. The city played a significant role in early modern scientific advancement, having historically been a center of lens crafting during the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology, with local spectacle-makers credited in the development of the microscope and the telescope.
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