How glasses caught a killer and other stories of how optics changed the world
 Catalogue Number: 2847 How glasses caught a killer and other stories of how optics changed the world Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: BAKER David Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2016 Edition: 2nd Edition Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: UK Publisher/Manufacturer: Feed a Read.com Description Of Item: Paperback, printed cover, 234 x 150 mm, perfect binding, 222 pages. A collection of 49 short stories recounting curious and stories related to optometry, The front cover has an image of glazed real tortoiseshell wig spectacles with Ayscough (1750-1850) sides. Historical Significance: Many of these stories were originally published in the UK magazine 'The Optician'. The author is an optometrist and freelance writer and since 2019 the editor of the Journal of the Ophthalmic Antiques International Collectors Club. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Optometry Museum Date Acquired: April 2016 Condition: Fine Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |