It’s been a while
since I’ve updated you on my work in progress, so here goes: It’s
non-fiction, and the title is Brass & Glass: Optical Instruments
and Their Makers.
The inspiration for the
book came from my interests in stargazing, photography, microscopy
and bird-watching. These involve using telescopes, microscopes,
binoculars and cameras, and soon I began to take an interest in
classic and vintage optical instruments. I found the lack of
reference material frustrating - I would see an interesting looking
vintage telescope at auction, but to find out more about the maker I
would have to buy extraordinarily expensive reference books, many of
which are out of print. Further, the information I sought was
frequently scattered around multiple sources, and time-consuming to
collate. I wanted an affordable, simple, encyclopaedic reference in
which I could find the name of the maker or optical instrument and a
concise, but informative article about them. This book is my attempt
to remedy that gap in the literature.
It’s up to over 1700
entries now, and I’m working with several subject-matter experts to
get critique feedback on the content. That will lead to a new raft of
updates and additions then, when that’s complete, hopefully it’ll
be close to being ready for publication.
Watch this space...
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