
The Eye
Edición de la obra The eye
| Autor | Simon Ings |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Fecha de publicación | March 19, 2007 |
| Páginas | 336 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780747578055 |
| ISBN-10 | 0747578052 |
| Número de Cutter | I55e |
"We spend about one-tenth of our waking hours completely blind. Only one per cent of what we see is in focus at any one time. You don't need eyes to see - blind volunteers have been taught to see through their chests. Through a spellbinding mix of scientific research, mathematics, philosophy, history, myth, anecdote and language theory, Simon Ings brilliantly unravels the never-ending puzzle of how and why we see in the way that we do. With the help of a beguiling mix of illustrated visual conundrums and enigmas, Ings triumphs with a compelling dissection of the eye's age-old mysteries that is both seriously interesting and interestingly fun."--Product description.