Catalogue Number: 1951 The last man who knew everything. Thomas Young, the anonymous genius who proved Newton wrong and deciphered the Rosetta Stone among other surprising feats Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: ROBINSON Andrew Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2007 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Plume (Penguin Group) Description Of Item: Paper bck, 288 pages, frontispiece portrait of Thomas Young. Illustrated in black and white in text Historical Significance: This is a biography of the great polymath Thomas Young (1773-1829). The author's researches are wide but for optometrists his work on optics, accommodation, astigmatism and colour vision is the most significant. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: August 2011 Condition: Very good Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |