Visus illustratus; or, The sight rendered clear and distinct : Being an enquiry or examination into the cause of the inefficacy or defect of the present mode of constructing spectacles for the relief of the presbytes, or weak-sighted eyes: and to illustrated the use and superior advantage of spectacles formed upon a new construction, for the remedy of such defect; for the making and vending of which His Majesty has been graciousy pleased to grant the author his royal letters patent; the whole being the result of experimental proofs, to elucidate defective vision in spectacles. By Addison Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Addison |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for the author, and sold by Thomas and John Egerton, Charing-Cross; and Walker, Pater-noster Row, MDCCLXXXIII. [1783] |
| Description | 37, 1 unnumbered page, plates ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | With a half-title. |
| General note | A bookseller's name in the imprint, preceding that of Egerton, is obliterated in MS. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T180634. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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