| RefNo | PP/2/44 |
| Previous numbers | PP/34/46 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Internal reflexions in the eye' by Frank C Newall |
| Creator | Newall; Frank C (fl 1883) |
| Date | 1883 |
| Description | Newall writes: 'The observation I have to record first came under my notice three or four years ago. Often when working at night by the light of a candle, in a room otherwise dark, my attention was caught by a very faint light some way out of the line of direct vision. This seemed to defy nearer inspection; for the instant I turned my eyes towards it, it was gone, thus showing that there was no objective cause, but that the light was due to some internal reflexion in the eye.'
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.
Subject: Optics
Received 18 January 1883. Read 25 January 1883. Communicated by Michael Foster.
A version of this paper was published in volume 34 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Internal reflexions in the eye' [attributed to Hugh Frank Newall]. |
| Extent | 21p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1882.0070 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8220 | Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist | 1836 - 1907 |