logologo-optometry

The principles of refraction in the human eye

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Catalogue Number: 4325
The principles of refraction in the human eye
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Author: BURNETT, Swan Moses
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1904
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadelphia
Publisher/Manufacturer: The Keystone Publishing Company
Description Of Item: Original dark blue cloth hardcover, 150 x 228 mm, 67 pages and advertisements, 24 figures in text. Book plate of the Wright Library of the Australian Optometrical Association on front pastedown. F. T. Wright May 1917 handwritten on title page.
Historical Significance: Swan Moses Burnett MD PhD (1847-1906) was the first professor of ophthalmology in the School of Medicine Georgetown University, Washington DC, He is noted for his 1897 translation to English of Landolt's Manual of the Examination of the Eyes, improvements he made to the ophthalmoscope and his writings on refraction. He published three books on refraction. He was married to Frances Hodgson Burnett, noted writer of children's books including 'Little Lord Fauntleroy'. See his biography by Albert DM. Arch Opthal 2009; 127(12): 1664-1671. The Keystone Publishing Company published a journal called the 'The Keystone' which was 'the organ of the Jewelry and Optical Trades'.
How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia
Date Acquired: 13/2/2023
Condition: Good
Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note

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