Stillings pseudo-isochromatische Tafeln zur Prufung des Farbensinnes
 Catalogue Number: 3247 Stillings pseudo-isochromatische Tafeln zur Prufung des Farbensinnes Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Colour Vision Test Editor: E Hertel Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1936 Edition: 19th Revised Edition Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Leipzig Publisher/Manufacturer: Georg Thieme Description Of Item: Original pale blue dust wrapper, original dark navy blue cloth cover,174 x 248 mm, 16 plates. Original instruction manual in German in back pocket and English translation of the manual tucked in. Translator James Drever. Historical Significance: Jakob Stilling (1842 - 1915) was the first to devise pseudoisochromatic plate tests of colour vision in 1877. He was an ophthalmologist in Kassel and later Strassburg, Germany. Stilling J. Methoden zur Prufung des Farbensinnes. Ber Ophthal Ges Heidelberg, 1877; 10:168. Another copy is held at Cat No. 263. How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia Date Acquired: Jan 2017 Condition: Very good except torn edges of dust cover Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 1 Drawer 2 |