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Eyeglasses - Early works to 1800
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An essay on visual glasses, (vulgarly called spectacles) wherein it is shewn, From the Principles of Optics, and the Nature of the Eye, that the common structure of those glasses is contrary to the rules of art, to the nature of things, &c. and very prejudicial to the eyes; the nature of vision in the eye explained, and glasses of a new construction proposed. The whole illustrated by a large copper-plate print. By B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1756]- Books
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An essay on visual glasses, (vulgarly called spectacles) wherein it is shewn From the Principles of Optics, and the Nature of the Eye, that the common structure of those glasses is contrary to the rules of art, to the nature of things, &c. and very prejudicial to the eyes; the nature of vision in the eye explained, and glasses of a new construction proposed. The Whole illustrated by a large copper-plate-print. By B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1758]- Books
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An essay on visual glasses, (vulgarly called spectacles) wherein it is shewn, from the principles of optics, and the nature of the eye, that the common structure of those glasses is contrary to the rules of art, to the nature of things, &c. and very prejudicial to the eyes. The nature of vision in the eye explained, and glasses of a new construction proposed. The whole illustrated by a large copper-plate print. By B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1758]- Books
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The Second part of the spectacles, or, Rather a multiplying glass : fitted for their use, which are not able to see with spectacles : by the helpe whereof may be discerned many things at distance, which are hardly to be seen otherwise and not ordinarily taken notice of.
Date: June 5, 1644- Books
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Observations on the use of spectacles, extracted from the writings of the most celebrated authors who have wrote on opticks. Wherein Are contained Rules for chusing of Spectacles and Glasses, proper for remedying all the different Defects of Sight. In a letter to a friend.
R. K.Date: [1753]