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From sight to light : the passage from ancient to modern optics / A. Mark Smith

This history of optics traces the transition from explaining vision to analysing the physical properties of light. It identifies the 1604 theory of retinal imaging as a pivotal shift that redefined the eye and laid the foundations for modern scientific thought.

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