Refraction of the eye. A manual for Students
 Catalogue Number: 698 Refraction of the eye. A manual for Students Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: HARTRIDGE, Gustavus Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1907 Edition: 14th Edition Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J and A Churchill Description Of Item: Original blue cloth covers, 273 pages plus book advertisements, 109 illustrations, folding Snellen Chart opposite page 268 Historical Significance: Gustavus Hartridge also wrote 'The ophthalmoscope: a manual for students' 1919 . He was a prominent ophthalmic surgeon in London. He is to be distinguished from Hamilton Hartridge FRS (1886-1976), a famous eye physiologist, but the two are related. Gustavus was Hamilton Hartridge's father's cousin and is said to have encouraged Hamilton's interest in the eye. This book was first published in 1884 and ran for many editions the last being the 16th ed 1919 How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |