Carter, Robert (1721- )

Notes on Optics and Astronomy. Illustrated with numerous pen-drawn diagrams and figures. Produced in Oxford.

c. 1745

1 volume 1 l. + 84 ff. + 11 ll. last bl.. + 57 ff. + 57 bl. ll. 4to. 20 x 16 cm. Original vellum binding. Slightly damp-stained throughout. Written on the rectos only.

Purchased 1933.

Armorial book-plate of 'Robt. Carter. Oriel Coll. Oxon.' pasted inside the upper cover. He matriculated in 1739 and was M.A. in 1747.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).