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RefNoPP/20/6/2
Previous numbersPP/52/6
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, 'On certain appearances of beams of light, seen as if emanating from candle or lamp flames' by James Thomson
Date1892
DescriptionA diagram of a vertical section of the eye, eyelids and 'watery prismoids', with a series of parallel lines to the eye representing 'rays of light coming from a flame several feet or yards away [...] to the eyelids, the prismoids, and the undisturbed outer surface of the cornea between the prismoids.' This diagram is described in detail in the accompanying paper. A rough sketch with extensive pencil annotations accompanies the diagram.

Subject: Optics

A print of this diagram was published in volume 52 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On certain appearances of beams of light, seen as if emanating from candle or lamp flames'.
Extent2p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1892.0052
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6472Thomson; James (1822 - 1892)1822 - 1892
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