Renaissance vision from spectacles to telescopes
 Catalogue Number: 1098 Renaissance vision from spectacles to telescopes Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: ILARDI Vincent Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2007 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadephia Publisher/Manufacturer: American Philosophical Society Description Of Item: Colour printed wrapper, navy blue cloth covers, 378 pages, 79 illustrations many in colour Historical Significance: This book deals with the history of eyeglasses from their invention in Italy ca 1286 to the invention of the telescope three centuries later. Sew also Willach R. The long route to the telescope 2008 Cat No 1977 Condition: Excellent Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |