What is the difference between monoculars and binoculars other than binos have 2 rather than 1 objective lens?

Question by babeboomer: What is the difference between monoculars and binoculars other than binos have 2 rather than 1 objective lens?
I would like to know if I can use monoculars rather than binoculars on my travels?

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Answer by retiredPhil
Yes, monoculars have a single lens and binoculars have two lenses. Yes, you can use it for your travels. For a brief discussion of monoculars, see this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocular

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