Elementary ophthalmic optics
 Catalogue Number: 302 Elementary ophthalmic optics Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: Herbert John PARSONS Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1901 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J and A Churchill Description Of Item: Original brown cloth, 162 pages and book advertisements, 66 figures in text. Inscription on preliminary blank page from long established Melbourne optical wholesaler. W Wood and Co presenting the book to the Victorian Optical Association Library in 1912 Historical Significance: John Parsons FRS (1868-1957) was a prominent British ophthalmologist with a special interest in pathology. He published a 4 volume 'Pathology of the Eye' in 1904-8. He also had an interest in colour blindness and published 'Introduction to colour vision' in 1915. See Duke Elder S. John Parsons. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1958; 4: 204-214. This is his first book but he became famous for his standard text book on Diseases of the Eye see Cat No 301 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |