Lot Essay
On the properties of light, the eye, reflections and refraction, methods of grinding and polishing lenses.
Details
SMITH, Robert. A Compleat System of Opticks, Cambridge, for the Author, 1738 and [n.d.], 2 vols., 4°, FIRST EDITION, first issue, 83 folding engraved plates (occasional light soiling and staining), contemporary calf (rubbed, joints weak), leather chemises, slipcases. (2)