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Optics.- Young (Thomas) The Bakerian Lecture. On the mechanism of the eye., in Philosophical

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Optics.- Young (Thomas) The Bakerian Lecture. On the mechanism of the eye., in Philosophical

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Optics.- Young (Thomas) "The Bakerian Lecture. On the mechanism of the eye", in Philosophical Transactions, pp.23-88, 6 folding engraved plates, 1801; "The Bakerian Lecture. Experiments and Calculations relative to physical optics" in Philosophical Transactions, pp.1-16, 1804, together uniformly bound in nineteenth century half calf, upper cover of the first detached, spine label of the second lacking, 4to, W. Bulmer (2)*** First appearances of these important papers in physiological optics. Provenance: James Brodie of Brodie (1744-1824), Scottish politician and botanist [engraved bookplate].

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Optics.- Young (Thomas) The Bakerian Lecture. On the mechanism of the eye., in Philosophical

Name: Optics.- Young (Thomas) The Bakerian Lecture. On the mechanism of the eye., in Philosophical
SKU: 173572800
Price: 400 GBP
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