The Resource A natural history of seeing : the art and science of vision, Simon Ings
A natural history of seeing : the art and science of vision, Simon Ings
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- Summary
- An accessible evaluation of the science and philosophy of seeing explains how only one percent of what the eye sees is in focus at a given time, in an account that traces the evolution of sight while discussing such related topics as light physics and Leonardo da Vinci's theories of perception
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- 322 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: The eye : a natural history. London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2007
- Contents
-
- Prologue: youth and age
- The commonwealth of the senses
- The chemistry of the eye
- How are eyes possible?
- The adaptable eye
- Seeing and thinking
- Theories of vision
- Nervous matter, visually endowed
- Seeing colours
- Unseen colours
- Making eyes to see
- Epilogue: the invisible gorilla
- Isbn
- 9780393067194
- Label
- A natural history of seeing : the art and science of vision
- Title
- A natural history of seeing
- Title remainder
- the art and science of vision
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Ings
- Title variation
- Eye : a natural history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An accessible evaluation of the science and philosophy of seeing explains how only one percent of what the eye sees is in focus at a given time, in an account that traces the evolution of sight while discussing such related topics as light physics and Leonardo da Vinci's theories of perception
- Summary
- An accessible evaluation of the science and philosophy of seeing explains how only one percent of what the eye sees is in focus at a given time, in an account that traces the evolution of sight while discussing such related topics as light physics and Leonardo da Vinci's theories of perception. 13,000 first printing
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 285693
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ings, Simon
- Dewey number
- 612.8/4
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP475.5
- LC item number
- .I54 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vision
- Eye
- Ophthalmology
- Eye
- Vision
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the art and science of vision
- Label
- A natural history of seeing : the art and science of vision, Simon Ings
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: The eye : a natural history. London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-310) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: youth and age -- The commonwealth of the senses -- The chemistry of the eye -- How are eyes possible? -- The adaptable eye -- Seeing and thinking -- Theories of vision -- Nervous matter, visually endowed -- Seeing colours -- Unseen colours -- Making eyes to see -- Epilogue: the invisible gorilla
- Control code
- ocn227016508
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- 322 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393067194
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2008025924
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)227016508
- Label
- A natural history of seeing : the art and science of vision, Simon Ings
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: The eye : a natural history. London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-310) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: youth and age -- The commonwealth of the senses -- The chemistry of the eye -- How are eyes possible? -- The adaptable eye -- Seeing and thinking -- Theories of vision -- Nervous matter, visually endowed -- Seeing colours -- Unseen colours -- Making eyes to see -- Epilogue: the invisible gorilla
- Control code
- ocn227016508
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- 322 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393067194
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2008025924
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)227016508
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