Record

RefNoAP/56/5/4
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished diagram, 'Diagram showing how, when the eyeball simply rotates, the successive positions of the visual line converge to a common centre' by John Lucas Tupper
CreatorTupper; John Lucas (c 1824-1879); British artist; Teacher of Geometrical Projection at Rugby School
Date1874
DescriptionA diagram in black ink showing a rectangular surface with 'a perforated septum' at one edge. Lines radiate from the septum, with two arcs marked on the rectangular surface with pins. A note states 'The pins are much nearer to the eye than in the experiment.'

Subject: Optics
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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