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 How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Optometry Museum Date Acquired: April 2016 Condition: Fine Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |