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245 14 a| The microscope and the eye :b| a history of reflections, 1740-1870 /c| Jutta Schickore.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| ix, 317 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : The history of microscopy, vision studies, and scientific methodology -- The versatile tool of improvement -- Encountering optical deceptions -- Tools of accuracy -- Microscopical fallacies, peculiar optical deceptions, and the eye's defects -- Test objects and the pretensions, defects, and excellencies of individual microscopes -- Johannes Müller and the problem of 'subject-object' -- Bringing physics to anatomy -- Handling nervous tissue and the problem of visual acuity -- The microscope's retina -- Writing on microscopy -- Conclusion : The advanceof reflexive concerns.;

520 1 a| "Concentrating on Britain and the German lands - home to the period's most significant developments in microscopy - The Microscope and the Eye examines debates about such subjects as the legitimacy of human trespassing on the microcosm and the nature of light. In doing so, it provides an illuminating account of novel microscopical findings about the eyeball's complexities, particularly its rods and cones, its connection to the nervous system and the brain, and its retinal layers. Schickore masterfully contextualizes these advances with discussions of the microscopists' research practices, as well as their assessments of the instrument's trustworthiness and the impact of their theories of the eye on ideas about the nature of knowledge and their images of themselves as observers. Fully considering the epistemological, metaphysical, and methodological implications of a centuries-old relationship, The Microscope and the Eye is an important contribution to the history of the life sciences, vision studies, and scientific methodology."--BOOK JACKET.;

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The microscope and the eye : a history of reflections, 1740-1870 / Jutta Schickore.

Author/creator	Schickore, Jutta
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Description	ix, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Microscopy--History. --18th century. Microscopy--History. --19th century. Microscopy--history. Eye--anatomy & histology. History, 18th Century. History, 19th Century. Microscopy--instrumentation.

Contents	Introduction : The history of microscopy, vision studies, and scientific methodology -- The versatile tool of improvement -- Encountering optical deceptions -- Tools of accuracy -- Microscopical fallacies, peculiar optical deceptions, and the eye's defects -- Test objects and the pretensions, defects, and excellencies of individual microscopes -- Johannes Müller and the problem of 'subject-object' -- Bringing physics to anatomy -- Handling nervous tissue and the problem of visual acuity -- The microscope's retina -- Writing on microscopy -- Conclusion : The advanceof reflexive concerns.
Review	"Concentrating on Britain and the German lands - home to the period's most significant developments in microscopy - The Microscope and the Eye examines debates about such subjects as the legitimacy of human trespassing on the microcosm and the nature of light. In doing so, it provides an illuminating account of novel microscopical findings about the eyeball's complexities, particularly its rods and cones, its connection to the nervous system and the brain, and its retinal layers. Schickore masterfully contextualizes these advances with discussions of the microscopists' research practices, as well as their assessments of the instrument's trustworthiness and the impact of their theories of the eye on ideas about the nature of knowledge and their images of themselves as observers. Fully considering the epistemological, metaphysical, and methodological implications of a centuries-old relationship, The Microscope and the Eye is an important contribution to the history of the life sciences, vision studies, and scientific methodology."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and index.
LCCN	2007006102
ISBN	9780226737843 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226737845 (cloth : alk. paper)

The microscope and the eye : a history of reflections, 1740-1870 / Jutta Schickore.

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