A Natural History of Seeing
The Art and Science of Vision
by Simon Ings
322 pages· 2007· ISBN 9780393067194
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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.
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