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An account of persons who could not distinguish colours.

Publication Details

Phil. Trans., 67, 260-65. 1777 CE.

First reliable record of color blindness. Written in the form of a letter to Joseph Priestley, who communicated it to the Royal Society. Huddart was a British hydrographer, engineer and inventor.

Browse Tags

Ophthalmology & Vision
Genetics & Heredity

Thematic Classifications

GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Color-Blindness OPHTHALMOLOGY › Physiology of Vision

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Entry Number	#5832
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7085
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	an-account-of-persons-who-could-not-distinguish-colours