Author: Komitee für die Errichtung eines Petzval-Denkmals.
Title: Zur Erinnerung an Josef Petzval : vom Komitee für die Errichtung eines Petzval-Denkmals
Description: Wien, Selbsverlage des Komitees, 1905. orig. wrappers. 23x15cm, 23 pages.. Frontispiece.. Corner bump. Some wear. Good. ¶ ["Petzval is considered to be one of the main founders of geometrical optics, modern photography and cinematography. Among his inventions are the Petzval portrait lens and opera glasses, both still in common use today. He is also credited with the discovery of the Laplace transform and is also known for his extensive work on aberration in optical systems..." -wikipedia].

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