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SCHEINER, Christoph (1575 – 1650)

SCHEINER, Christoph (1575 – 1650)

1575 – 1650

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1619 CE

#1480

Oculus, hoc est: fundamentum opticum.

SCHEINER, Christoph (1575 – 1650)
SCHEINER, Christoph (1575 – 1650)

Scheiner, a Jesuit astronomer, was a pioneer in physiological optics. He demonstrated how images fall on the human retina, noting the change in curvature of the lens during accommodation, and devised the pin-hole test…