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Record 1 2017-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

In 1850 [Helmholtz] became the first to measure the speed of nervous impulses. His multi-volume Physiological Optics (1856-1866) is probably the most important work on the physics and physiology of vision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

L'optique physiologique traite de la formation des images dans l'œil et de leur perception [...]

Spanish

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