 We cannot, however, see an object distinctly, if we bring it very near to the eye, because the rays fall on the crystalline humour too divergent to be refracted to a focus on the retina. The confusion, therefore, arising from viewing an object too near...  Conversations on Natural Philosophy - Page 189by Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1824 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jane Marcet - 1858 - 630 pages
...if we place it very near to the eye ? MRS. B. Because the rays falling on the crystalline humour are too divergent to be refracted to a focus on the retina...retina before they are collected to a focuS. (Fig. 3.) If it were not for this imperfection, we should be able to see and distinguish the parts of objects... | |
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...that we cannot see an object distinctly, if we place it very near to the eye? Mrs. B Because the rays fall on the crystalline humour too divergent to be...retina before they are collected to a focus (fig. 54.3) If it were not for this imperfection, we should be able to see and distinguish the parts of objects... | |
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