Screen LibraryThe eye : a very short introduction /
The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, evolving up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. For humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of our brains are used to process visual information.
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Very short introductions ;
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| Summary: |
The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, evolving up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. For humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of our brains are used to process visual information. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 105 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780199680306 (paperback) : 0199680302 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | QL949 |
| CLC: | Q436 |
| Call Number: | Q436/L253-1 |
| Contents: | The first eyes -- Making better eyes -- The human eye -- The moving eye -- The third dimension -- Colour -- Seeing and the brain -- When vision fails. |