Download or read book General and Practical Optics (Classic Reprint) written by Lionel Laurence and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General and Practical Optics In this third edition of "General and Practical Optics" I trust that some of the faults of previous editions will be found remedied. The subject-matter has been revised, condensed, rearranged, and rewritten, to some extent, and considerable fresh matter has been introduced. Although primarily intended as a textbook for candidates for the examination of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, it is written also as a reference book for those engaged in spectacle work, for other students of Optics, and as an introduction to the study of more advanced works. In previous editions I acknowledged my indebtedness to Dr. George Lindsay Johnson and to Mr. H. Oscar Wood. Here again, and to an increased extent, I repeat my recognition of the invaluable co-operation of Mr. Wood in compiling and writing the subject-matter, and in revising and correcting the work. As stated before, I have endeavoured to cover, in this book and in "Visual Optics and Sight-Testing," all that is essential for the sight-testing optician. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.