BRIGGS, William (1642 – 1704)
1642 – 1704
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756) · NPG · Public domain
1676 CE
#1481.2
Ophthalmo-graphia; sive, oculi eiusque partium descriptio anatomica.
First English treatise on the anatomy of the eye. Briggs described the papilla of the optic disc and hypothesized that vibrations caused by rays of light striking fibers of the retina were conveyed to the papilla, and…
1682 CE
#1481.3
Nova visionis theoria.
Briggs’ treatise on the physiology of vision influenced Sir Isaac Newton, who reprinted it in book form with his own introduction, London, 1685.
1684 CE
#5822
Two remarkable cases relating to vision.
Includes the first known description of nyctalopia.