Visual optics and sight testing
 Catalogue Number: 756 Visual optics and sight testing Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: Lionel LAURANCE Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1936 Edition: 4th edition Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: The School of Optics Ltd Description Of Item: Original green cloth covers, 458 pages, plus advertisements. Name of Dan Lorraine, a Melbourne optometrist, on front paste down. Historical Significance: Lionel Laurance (1856-1936) born England, emigrated to Canada 1886 where he set up an optical company. Educated himself in optics and optometry (which he started when confined to home with an injured leg). He founded 2 optometry schools in Canada. He returned to England 1896 to source optical goods for his Canadian business. He studied for and passed the first FSMC examination in 1898. Founded the Institute Ophthalmic Opticians 1906. Taught optometry at Northampton Polytech London for 2 years. He wrote 5 books that were widely used by optometrists in the first half of the 20thC. (see catalogue numbers 281. 282, 283, 284) See Fisher EJ Optom Vis Sci 1989; 66:484 for biographical information. The archive holds the first edition 1912 of this book (Cat No 282) How Acquired: Donated by OPSM via Stephen Giacon & John McGibbony Date Acquired: 23.06.2003 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |