Atlas of external disease of the eye
 Catalogue Number: 262 Atlas of external disease of the eye Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: Richard GREEFF Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1914 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: New York Publisher/Manufacturer: Rebman Company Description Of Item: Original green cloth, 160 pages, 30 large colour plates Historical Significance: Richard Greeff (1862-1938) was Professor of Ophthalmology University of Berlin. He translated Ramon y Cajal's work on the structure of the vertebrate retina that had been done in 1892-93 into German This was part of the work for which Ramon y Cajal earned the Nobel Prize in 1906. Greeff was also renowed for his contribution to the pathology of the eye. How Acquired: Donated by CWV optometrists Launceston, formerly the practice of Eric Padman Date Acquired: 1/08/2005 Condition: Excellent Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note. Folios |