logologo-optometry

Handbook for opticians. A treatise on the optical trade, and its mechanical manipulations.

Catalogue Number: 254
Handbook for opticians. A treatise on the optical trade, and its mechanical manipulations.
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Author: William BOHNE
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1895
Edition: 3rd Edition
Time Period: 19th C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: New Orleans
Publisher/Manufacturer: Author
Description Of Item: 276 pages, a few black and white illustrations
Historical Significance: This is an interesting late 19th C guide written by a New Orleans optometrist for his emerging profession. It contains chapters on optical lenses, refraction and the prescription of glasses. There is a chapter on the invention of spectacles and the early history of optometry. Of special value is a chapter consisting of short biographies of famous opticians and ophthalmologists providing information not readily available elsewhere. It is available on-line (scanned) at WorldCathttp://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/e71188e3fff2e746a19afeb4da09e526.html
Condition: Good
Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection

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