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The eye : a very short introduction

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 388.Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2014.Description: xvii, 105 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199680306
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 573.88 23 LAN-E
LOC classification:
  • QL949 .L263 2014
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Contents:
The first eyes -- Making better eyes -- The human eye -- The moving eye -- The third dimension -- Colour -- Seeing and the brain -- When vision fails
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first eyes -- Making better eyes -- The human eye -- The moving eye -- The third dimension -- Colour -- Seeing and the brain -- When vision fails

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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