Johannes Kepler describes how the eye focuses light

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Domains

Biology
Optics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1604-01-01

Places

Germany (Location)

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Kepler’s work in 1603 culiminated in a manuscript presented to the emperor Rudolph II of Austria on January 1, 1604, and later published as

Astronomiae Pars Optica

[The Optical Part of Astronomy]. In it Kepler described the inverse-square law governing the intensity of light, reflection by flat and curved mirrors, and principles of pinhole cameras, as well as the astronomical implications of optics such as parallax and the apparent sizes of heavenly bodies. He also extended his study of optics to the human eye, and is generally considered to be the first to recognize that images are projected inverted and reversed by the lens on the retina.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Johannes Kepler describes how the eye focuses light". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6089, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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