Author: Michael Land
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191064858
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Vision is the sense by which we and other animals obtain most of our information about the world around us. Darwin appreciated that at first sight it seems absurd that the human eye could have evolved by natural selection. But we now know far more about vision, the many times it has independently evolved in nature, and the astonishing variety of ways to see. The human eye, with a lens forming an image on a sensitive retina, represents just one. Scallops, shrimps, and lobsters all use mirrors in different ways. Jumping spiders scan with their front-facing eyes to check whether the object in front is an insect to eat, another spider to mate with, or a predator to avoid. Mantis shrimps can even measure the polarization of light. Animal eyes are amazing structures, often involving precision optics and impressive information processing, mainly using wet protein - not the substance an engineer would choose for such tasks. In Eyes to See, Michael Land, one of the leading world experts on vision, explores the varied ways in which sight has evolved and is used in the natural world, and describes some of the ingenious experiments researchers have used to uncover its secrets. He also discusses human vision, including his experiments on how our eye movements help us to do everyday tasks, as well as skilled ones such as sight-reading music or driving. He ends by considering the fascinating problem of how the constantly shifting images from our eyes are converted in the brain into the steady and integrated conscious view of the world we experience.
Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth
Author: Roberta Grobel Intrater
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606186100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606186100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes!
Author: Aaron Shepard
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689867408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This is Two-Eyes. She has two wicked sisters. They make fun of her for having only two eyes and wonder why she can't look normal like they do. But Two-Eyes will show them. She's got a fairy godmother, a magic goat, and a handsome knight to help her outsmart her terrible sisters and escape far, far away. With a spirited text that's fun to read out loud and humorous illustrations, this retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale is sure to become a new folk classic.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689867408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This is Two-Eyes. She has two wicked sisters. They make fun of her for having only two eyes and wonder why she can't look normal like they do. But Two-Eyes will show them. She's got a fairy godmother, a magic goat, and a handsome knight to help her outsmart her terrible sisters and escape far, far away. With a spirited text that's fun to read out loud and humorous illustrations, this retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale is sure to become a new folk classic.
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
Author: Brothers Grimm
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726590794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Once lived three unordinary sisters. The first one was only with one eye. You can guess what her name was. The second one, the most normal of them three, had two eyes. The youngest had three eyes. Two-Eyes was a kindhearted, generous girl but still her sisters and mother would had a great disdain for her. They resented her so much that they sent the poor girl away. Two-Eyes was wandering around in the woods when a good fairy saw her. The fairy would help Two-Eyes, the sisters and her mother would try to crush her. Will the poor girl get herself out of the vicious circle or her evil family will not let her lead a happier life than theirs? Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726590794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Once lived three unordinary sisters. The first one was only with one eye. You can guess what her name was. The second one, the most normal of them three, had two eyes. The youngest had three eyes. Two-Eyes was a kindhearted, generous girl but still her sisters and mother would had a great disdain for her. They resented her so much that they sent the poor girl away. Two-Eyes was wandering around in the woods when a good fairy saw her. The fairy would help Two-Eyes, the sisters and her mother would try to crush her. Will the poor girl get herself out of the vicious circle or her evil family will not let her lead a happier life than theirs? Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
Webvision
Author: Helga Kolb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Foundations of Cyclopean Perception
Author: Bela Julesz
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780262101134
Category : Physiological optics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A classic and definitive work on cyclopean perception that has influenced vision researchers, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, artists, designers, and computer graphics pioneers traces the information flow in the visual system.
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780262101134
Category : Physiological optics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A classic and definitive work on cyclopean perception that has influenced vision researchers, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, artists, designers, and computer graphics pioneers traces the information flow in the visual system.
Eyes to See
Author: Michael Land
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191064858
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Vision is the sense by which we and other animals obtain most of our information about the world around us. Darwin appreciated that at first sight it seems absurd that the human eye could have evolved by natural selection. But we now know far more about vision, the many times it has independently evolved in nature, and the astonishing variety of ways to see. The human eye, with a lens forming an image on a sensitive retina, represents just one. Scallops, shrimps, and lobsters all use mirrors in different ways. Jumping spiders scan with their front-facing eyes to check whether the object in front is an insect to eat, another spider to mate with, or a predator to avoid. Mantis shrimps can even measure the polarization of light. Animal eyes are amazing structures, often involving precision optics and impressive information processing, mainly using wet protein - not the substance an engineer would choose for such tasks. In Eyes to See, Michael Land, one of the leading world experts on vision, explores the varied ways in which sight has evolved and is used in the natural world, and describes some of the ingenious experiments researchers have used to uncover its secrets. He also discusses human vision, including his experiments on how our eye movements help us to do everyday tasks, as well as skilled ones such as sight-reading music or driving. He ends by considering the fascinating problem of how the constantly shifting images from our eyes are converted in the brain into the steady and integrated conscious view of the world we experience.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191064858
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Vision is the sense by which we and other animals obtain most of our information about the world around us. Darwin appreciated that at first sight it seems absurd that the human eye could have evolved by natural selection. But we now know far more about vision, the many times it has independently evolved in nature, and the astonishing variety of ways to see. The human eye, with a lens forming an image on a sensitive retina, represents just one. Scallops, shrimps, and lobsters all use mirrors in different ways. Jumping spiders scan with their front-facing eyes to check whether the object in front is an insect to eat, another spider to mate with, or a predator to avoid. Mantis shrimps can even measure the polarization of light. Animal eyes are amazing structures, often involving precision optics and impressive information processing, mainly using wet protein - not the substance an engineer would choose for such tasks. In Eyes to See, Michael Land, one of the leading world experts on vision, explores the varied ways in which sight has evolved and is used in the natural world, and describes some of the ingenious experiments researchers have used to uncover its secrets. He also discusses human vision, including his experiments on how our eye movements help us to do everyday tasks, as well as skilled ones such as sight-reading music or driving. He ends by considering the fascinating problem of how the constantly shifting images from our eyes are converted in the brain into the steady and integrated conscious view of the world we experience.
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Author: Various
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know" by various and edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie collection of just over two dozen famous fairy tales with an extensive and informative introduction. This collection includes stories from the Brother's Grimm collections, the Arabian Nights, French tales, British legends, Hans Christian Andersen, and others. The stories include Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears, Beauty and the Beast, The Ugly Duckling, Sleeping Beauty, Jack the Giant Killer, and others.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know" by various and edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie collection of just over two dozen famous fairy tales with an extensive and informative introduction. This collection includes stories from the Brother's Grimm collections, the Arabian Nights, French tales, British legends, Hans Christian Andersen, and others. The stories include Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears, Beauty and the Beast, The Ugly Duckling, Sleeping Beauty, Jack the Giant Killer, and others.
The Medical Dept. of the U.S. Army in the World War
Author: United States. Surgeon-General's Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Psychology
Author: James S. Nairne
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1544362986
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Seventh Edition of James S. Nairne’s best-selling Psychology effectively employs learning science pedagogy to ensure comprehension and retention. The book’s framework applies the scientific process to examine common human problems, helping students step-by-step to see when, why, and how psychological phenomena connect to their own experiences.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1544362986
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Seventh Edition of James S. Nairne’s best-selling Psychology effectively employs learning science pedagogy to ensure comprehension and retention. The book’s framework applies the scientific process to examine common human problems, helping students step-by-step to see when, why, and how psychological phenomena connect to their own experiences.
The American Journal of Physiological Optics
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physiological optics
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physiological optics
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description