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Optics Lecture Notes
ARCHIVAL ITEMS
exercise book; student notes
Northampton Polytechnic
Europe: United Kingdom
1946-1947
paper
overall: 202 mm x 166 mm

Educational exercise book used by Denis White, part of an archive documenting his training as an ophthalmic optician. White paper, ruled in blue, with soft black end papers, stapled. Handwritten contents, subject: Optics Lecture Notes. Some notes dated between 8 November 1946-9 December 1947 (though some content may be later in date). Topics include: definition of optics, prisms, spherical lenses, curved mirrors, characteristics of light, spherometers, thick lenses, physical optics, photometry, interference, difraction, polarisation, visual optics, astigmatism, crossed cylinders, retinoscopy, direct ophthalmoscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, keratometer, accommodation and convergence, binocular vision, oculo motor anomalies, detection and measurement of phorias, aphakia, chromatic tests, Duochrome test, decentred lenses.


2021.918

Gift of Mrs Elaine Hazell, in memory of Mr Denis White FSMC, 2020



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