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    Posted: 14 December 2007 at 10:41
Hi,
  I found A History of the Photographic Lens (by Ruolf Kingslake).  It covers a lot of the science behind these lenses, describes the designs, etc.  Looks very good to answer some of our questions.  You can review it below.

http://books.google.com/books?id=OJrJrEJ-r9QC&printsec=f rontcover

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 December 2007 at 10:34
I have it, and I second the recommendation. :)
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