The philosophy of the eye being a familiar exposition of its mechanism and of the phenomenon of vision with a view to the evidence of design
 Catalogue Number: 2332 The philosophy of the eye being a familiar exposition of its mechanism and of the phenomenon of vision with a view to the evidence of design Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: WALKER John Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1837 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Charles Knight and Co Description Of Item: Recently bound in period style quarter calf gilt with new paper covered boards, 205 x 130 mm, and new end papers, xii preliminaries and 300 pages. Frontispiece plate plus many other black and white illustrations. Chapters on vision, structure of the eye, optics of the eye, defences of the eye, ocular muscles and eye movements, and others. Index. Historical Significance: This book reflects knowledge of the eye and its optics before Helmholtz and Donders. Walker was an ophthalmic surgeon based in Manchester who also wrote The principles of ophthalmic surgery 1834 and the Oculists' Vade-Meum 1843. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: Nov 2013 Condition: Very good Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |