Nicholas J Wade: 2 books
Galileo's Visions
Piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Galileo is known as a pioneer of science - especially of mechanics and astronomy - but far less attention has been paid to his work on the senses generally, and more specifically on vision. In this book, two experts on the history of science look at the novel ways in which Galileo looked at the heavens...
Purkinje's Vision
The Dawning of Neuroscience
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
The life of Jan Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869) has fascinated students from many disciplines. Histologists marvel at his early descriptions of cells; physiologists admire his attempts to relate structure to function; pharmacologists view in awe his heroic experiments on self-administered drugs;...