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Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours.

Publication Details

Mem. lit. phil. Soc. Manch., 5 pt. 1, 28-45.. 1798 CE.

First scientific description of color-blindness, or “Daltonism”. Dalton himself suffered from red–green blindness. His paper was read to the Society in 1794.

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	#5834
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External URL	extraordinary-facts-relating-to-the-vision-of-colours