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37 - FUSS (Nicolas). A detailed guide to ensuring that spectacles…
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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FUSS (Nicolas). A detailed guide to ensuring that spectacles of all kinds are made to the highest possible standard. Based on the dioptric theory of Mr Euler the Elder and made accessible to all craftsmen in this field by Mr Nicolas Fuss. Including a description of a microscope which may be regarded as the finest of its kind and which is capable of producing any magnification desired. St Petersburg: Academy Press; Press of the Sciences, 1774. In-4°, 10 unnumbered pages (Preface), 83 pages and 2 folded plates at the end (Complete). Stiff vellum binding, faded and slightly warped. Water stains at the corners throughout the volume; the edges of the plates are creased and yellowed. First and only edition of this important work at the crossroads of the history of science, applied optics and 18th-century instrument-making. The work deals in particular with: the different categories of corrective spectacles; the choice of focal lengths according to visual defects; methods of reducing optical aberrations; the design of spyglasses and achromatic telescopes; and a model of microscope considered particularly sophisticated for its time. Rare.
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About the sale Arts and Deco" Sale - Friday 10 July 2026
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Auction time 07/10/2026 at 2:00 PM
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