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Brian Bowers (1938-2024), Science Museum Curator and Senior Research Fellow.

• The Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) with Particular Reference to his Contributions to Electrical Science, unpublished PhD Thesis, Univserity of London, 1974.
• Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS 1802-1875, 1st Edition (London: HMSO Science Museum, 1975); 2nd Edition (London: The Institute of Electrical Engineers, 2001).

The Horniman Museum, London.

• Collections include the historical business records: Wheatstone & Co. Concertina Ledgers and a significant collection of objects produced by Wheatstone and his company, particularly concertinas, with many originating from Neil Wayne’s collection.

King’s College Archives, London.

• The Wheatstone Collection. Wheatstone bequeathed his collection of books, scientific papers and instruments to the College. His personal library of books and pamphlets is housed in the Foyle Special Collections Library of King’s College London and is known as the Wheatstone Collection

Denis Pellerin, The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy Co-Curator and Photo Historian.

• Stereoscopy: The Dawn of 3-D, edited by Brian May (London: The London Stereoscopic Company, 2021).

Professor Nicholas Wade, University of Dundee, Pyschology.

• Books

• Wade, N.J. (1983). (Ed.) Brewster and Wheatstone on Vision. London: Academic Press. ISBN 012729550X
• Wade, N. (1995). Psychologists in Word and Image. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. pp 240. ISBN 0262731126
• Wade, N.J. (1998). A Natural History of Vision. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 0262231948.  Paperback edition 1999.
• Wade, N.J. (2003). Destined for Distinguished Oblivion: The Scientific Vision of  William Charles Wells (1757-1817). New York: Kluwer/Plenum. ISBN 0306473852.
• Wade, N. (2016).  Art and Illusionists. Heidelberg: Springer.  ISBN 9783319252278 (Hbk) 9783319252292 (eBook).
• Wade, N.J. (2023). Vision and Art with Two Eyes. Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 9783030779948 (Hbk) 9783030779955 (eBook).

• Chapters in Books

• Wade, N.J. (1987). Binocular rivalries: Conflicts between pioneers of research on stereoscopic vision.  In Advances in Diagnostic Visual Optics, A. Fiorentini, D.L. Guyton and I.M. Siegel (Eds.) Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 2-10.

• Journal articles – 40+ listings, please contact us for the full list.

Neil Wayne, Concertina Museum Founder and Owner.

• ‘The Wheatstone English Concertina’ Galpin Society Journal, Vol 44, March 1991.
• ‘The Invention and Evolution of the English Concertina’ Galpin Society Journal, Vol 61, May 2009.