Project Gutenberg 2012-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Bidwell, Shelford 1848 1909 Curiosities of Light and Sight Light and the eye -- Colour and its perception -- Some optical defects of the eye -- Optical illusions -- Curiosities of vision. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Curiosities of Light and Sight" by Shelford Bidwell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the fascinating phenomena associated with light and vision, presenting detailed examinations of topics such as the nature of light, color perception, optical illusions, and the workings of the human eye, enriched with numerous illustrations for clarity. The opening of the book introduces the fundamental concepts that lay the groundwork for the investigation into optics and vision. It begins with a discussion of light's transmission through the luminiferous ether and describes its intricate properties and propagation mechanisms, emphasizing the electro-magnetic nature of light as established by recent scientific findings. Bidwell then transitions into a consideration of how these principles affect human perception, specifically through the unique structure and function of the eye, which while marvelously complex, is also flawed in notable ways. This blend of scientific inquiry and accessible explanation sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the curiosities that arise from our interaction with light and sight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Light Vision QC QP Text Browsing: Science - General 226013 226010 2024-09-17T04:23:48.798056 2023-09-17T12:40:13.599151 text/html text/html 222352 2012-07-01T11:13:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1090990 2012-07-01T11:13:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1328647 2024-09-17T04:23:54.731983 application/epub+zip 1331122 2024-09-17T04:23:50.591002 application/epub+zip 139591 2024-09-17T04:23:49.526014 application/epub+zip 1442108 2024-09-17T04:23:57.647937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1407820 2024-09-17T04:23:53.920014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223470 2022-09-18T11:25:46.015206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182514 182350 2024-09-17T04:23:47.667008 2023-09-17T12:40:12.950161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 182245 2012-07-01T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63670 2012-07-01T11:13:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182260 2012-07-01T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63647 2012-07-01T11:13:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20058 2024-09-17T04:23:57.785942 application/rdf+xml 11672 2024-09-17T04:23:49.902073 image/jpeg 2768 2024-09-17T04:23:49.712984 image/jpeg 1218500 2024-09-17T04:23:48.929016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog