System of Ophthalmology, Volume 5 Ophthalmic optics and refraction
 Catalogue Number: 1763 System of Ophthalmology, Volume 5 Ophthalmic optics and refraction Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: DUKE-ELDER (Sir) Stewart, ABRAMS David Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1970 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Henry Kimpton Description Of Item: Original plum cloth covers, xix preliminaries, 879 pages. Library sticker and stamp for the Department of Ophthalmology University of Melbourne Library. Chapter 1 is the history of ophthalmic optics. Historical Significance: This is a volume in the multi-volume volume text book by Duke Elder that followed his classic 7 volume Text Book of Ophthalmology. Sir Stewart Duke-Elder (1899-1978), a Scot, was a prolific writer and editor, producing seven volumes of Textbook of Ophthalmology and fifteen volumes of System of Ophthalmology, along with many other textbooks and scientific papers. He served for many years as editor of Brit J Ophthal and Ophthal Lit and was involved in the formation of the Institute of Ophthalmology in London. He was elected FRS and he was knighted in 1933. He was Surgeon-Oculist to King Edward VIII, George V and Queen Elizabeth II. How Acquired: Donated by Department of Ophthalmology University of Melbourne Date Acquired: Jan 2011 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |