A Natural History of Vision

A Natural History of Vision
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 0262731290
ISBN-13 : 9780262731294
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Book Synopsis A Natural History of Vision by : Nicholas J. Wade

Download or read book A Natural History of Vision written by Nicholas J. Wade and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000-01-31 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated survey covers what Nicholas Wade calls the "observational era of vision," beginning with the Greek philosophers and ending with Wheatstone's description of the stereoscope in the late 1830s.


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