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The college was established in 1980 by three separate bodies, the former British Optical Association founded in 1895 and the Scottish Association of Opticians tracing its history to 1922 (both of which were disbanded in 1980) and the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1629 during the reign of King Charles ...
Owned by the optician themselves, opticians who operate independent practices have all of the responsibilities of an entrepreneur/business owner as well as an optician. In the United States, due to certain local and state regulations, opticians cannot employ optometrists in various areas and are limited in some vision discount plans they can ...
The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of the 20th century, European militaries possessed a significant technological advantage, allowing its states to pursue policies of expansionism and colonization until the Cold War period.
The British Optical Association (BOA) was founded in February 1895 as the first professional body for ophthalmic opticians (optometrists) in the world. [1] The British Optical Association Museum and Library was founded in 1901; it retains the BOA name but is now part of the College of Optometrists , located in Craven Street, Charing Cross ...
History of Optics (audio mp3) by Simon Schaffer, Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History of Science at the University of Oxford and Emily Winterburn, Curator of Astronomy at the National Maritime Museum (recorded by the BBC
The British Officer: Leading the Army from 1660 to the Present. Harlow. Colquhoun, Patrick (1814). A Treatise on the Wealth. Power. and Resources of the British Empire. London. Frey, Sylvia R. (1981). The British Soldier in America: A Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period. Austin. Glover, Michael (1977).
This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, militarized interstate disputes, and global conflicts in which Europe was a theatre of war.
A history of the British army (19v 1899–1930) online; Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (2015) 654 pages excerpt; Holmes, Richard. Redcoat: the British soldier in the age of horse and musket (WW Norton & Company, 2002). Usher, George. Dictionary of British military history (A&C Black, 2009).