A microscopic description of the eyes of the Monoculus polyphemus Linnaei / by William André ; communicated by Sir Joseph Banks.

  • André, William, 1743-1807.
Date:
1782
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Credit: A microscopic description of the eyes of the Monoculus polyphemus Linnaei / by William André ; communicated by Sir Joseph Banks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    {lengthening the light in its paffage to the immediate organ of fight. It is probable, that the cones in the Monoculus have the fame effed. Whether they anfwer that purpofe, in a more or lefs perfect manner than the lenfes in the generality of infe&s, is what I cannot take upon me to determine. explanation of the plate. Fig. i. The Monoculus Polyphemus. AA. The large eyes. BB. The fmall ones. Fig. 2. One of the large eyes magnified. Fig. 3. One of the fmall eyes magnified. Fig. 4. A portion of the internal layer magnified. Fig. 5, The cones magnified with their fepta or partitions.