Historical Bibliography Updated: February 2, 2020
Oculus, hoc est: fundamentum opticum.
Publication Details
Innsbruck: apud D. Agricolam, 1619 CE.
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 (“Scheiner’s test”) to illustrate accommodation and refraction.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #1480 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2465 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | oculus-hoc-est-fundamentum-opticum |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Innsbruck