Painted Spectacles: Evidence of the Mughal Paintings for the Correction of Vision
Published By: IDSK on eSS | Published Date: August, 01 , 2012This interdisciplinary study of Ophthalmology in India during the premodern
times highlights the evidence of spectacles depicted in a few
Mughal paintings. The study also demonstrates that there was a very rich
history of optics and refraction in the medieval Islamic world. [Occasional Paper No. 38].
Author(s): Tutul Chakravarti, Ranabir Chakravarti | Posted on: Mar 13, 2014 | Views(545)