Fundamentals of optics
 Catalogue Number: 999 Fundamentals of optics Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: JENKINS Francis A, WHITE Harvey E Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1957 Edition: 3rd Edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: York, Pa., US Publisher/Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc Description Of Item: Original dark green cloth, 637pp, numerous figures in text Historical Significance: This was a standard text in optics in the 1950s used by optometry students at the University of Melbourne. The first edition was published in 1937. It ran to 4 editions, the last in 1981, which had 16 printings. It was published in other languages. How Acquired: Donated by Ross Harris, ACO member Date Acquired: July 2013 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |