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... optics . But Kepler did much more than add to Witelo's work . He made an analysis of the process of vision that provided the foundation for all of the advances in the understanding of the structure and function of the human eye . Kepler ...
... optics . But Kepler did much more than add to Witelo's work . He made an analysis of the process of vision that provided the foundation for all of the advances in the understanding of the structure and function of the human eye . Kepler ...
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... optic lens , striations in muscles , the mouthparts of insects , the fine structure of plants , and dis- covered parthenogenesis in aphids . In 1680 he noticed that yeasts consist of minute globular particles . He ex- tended Marcello ...
... optic lens , striations in muscles , the mouthparts of insects , the fine structure of plants , and dis- covered parthenogenesis in aphids . In 1680 he noticed that yeasts consist of minute globular particles . He ex- tended Marcello ...
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... optic Optic fibres , thin wires of transparent plastic that " conduct " fibres light by internal reflection from a suitable lamp at one end to the target at the other , have also been used for medical and other purposes . Other lamps ...
... optic Optic fibres , thin wires of transparent plastic that " conduct " fibres light by internal reflection from a suitable lamp at one end to the target at the other , have also been used for medical and other purposes . Other lamps ...
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