Principles of ophthalmoscopy and skiascopy
 Catalogue Number: 1028 Principles of ophthalmoscopy and skiascopy Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: ALEXANDER George Forbes Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1923 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J and A Churchill Description Of Item: Original light brown cloth, 72 pages, 30 figures in text. VOA library stamp and stickers Historical Significance: George F Alexander (1861-1951) was a British ophthalmologist. MB CM 1883 Edinburgh University (1883). He wrote 2 books on the optical aspects of ophthalmology, this one and one on Ocular dioptrics and lenses published in 1934. He was not the most prominent of ophthalmologists of his period but was worthy enough to have a short obituary in Brit J Ophthal 1951; 35(4) 252. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Condition: Fair Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |