Sight Collection (page 3)

Descartes representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692. When E is relaxed A is innervated. Rene Decartes (1596-1650)

John Dalton, English chemist, c1860. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

John Dalton, English chemist, 1881. Dalton (1766-1844) was born near Cockermouth, Cumbria. In 1794 he described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

Mining Pitchblende, Cornwall, England, c1916. Radium, isolated by the Curies in 1898, is extracted from this ore

Light, c1850. Educational plate showing reflection and refraction, light travelling in straight lines, a burning mirror (13) and Newtons prism experiment (27). (Wurtemberg, Germany c1850)

Descartes illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) illustration of how the distance of an object is perceived with binocular vision, 1692. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de Homine), 1692

Descartes explanation of vision, 1692. Light rays being passed through the eye, being focused by the lens (I) and forming images T, S, R on the retina

Descartes idea of vision, 1692
Descartes (1596-1650) idea of vision, [1692]. The passage of nervous impulses from the eye to the pineal gland and so to the muscles. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de homine), 1692

Detail of an Egyptian papyrus showing the eye of Horus from the Ledien Rijksmuseum

The Five Senses: smell, hearing, sight, touch and taste, c1850. Illustration from a childrens book. (London, c1850)

Christ giving sight to the man born blind, mid 19th century. From the Bible (John 9)

Danae, 16th century. Artist: Titian
Danae, 16th century. From a private collection, New York, USA

Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. From the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany

E. E. G recording
The electroretinagram: when a light stimulus is applied to the eye, the minute electrical potentials which result from this stimulation of the retina are picked up from a contact lens electrode

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