Destined for Distinguished Oblivion: The Scientific Vision of William Charles We

Description: Destined for Distinguished Oblivion by Nicholas J. Wade Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description My fIrst encounter with the name of William Charles Wells, over twenty years ago, was an oblique reference to his Essay upon single vision that Wheatstone (1838) made in a classical article on binocular vision. Publisher Description William Charles Wells (1757-1817) was one of the foremost, and forgotten, American scientists of the 18th century. He was trained in medicine and conducted experimental studies in vision and vertigo, he proposed a theory of how dew forms, and he speculated on the mechanism of natural selection. Despite the originality of his enquiries in all these areas, Wells contributions to scientific discovery have been either neglected or ignored. Although he was born in America, Wells was educated in Scotland and practiced medicine for most of his adult life in London. His practice did not thrive, and he had ample time to conduct his experimental enquiries on a variety of natural phenomena. He was acquainted with the leading medical men of the day, and was admired by them. The emergence of experimental studies of vision can be traced to the adoption of Newtonian methods of observation and experiment, and in their application to space perception by Wells (1792). His initial researches were concerned principally with binocular vision, but he also conducted experimental studies of accommodation, acuity, eye movements, and vertigo.With regard to the last, he entered into a debate with Erasmus Darwin concerning the involvement of eye movements in vertigo. Indeed, Wells should be acknowledged as laying the foundations for modern studies of vestibular function as well as eye movements. The book reprints his essay on single vision with two eyes" (1792) and his own memoir of his life (1818). Author Biography Nicholas Wade was born in Aylesbury, England, and was educated at Eton College and at Kings College, Cambridge. He was deputy editor of Nature magazine in London and then became that journals Washington correspondent. He joined "Science" magazine in Washington as a reporter and later moved to "The New York Times, " where he has been an editorial writer, science editor and now a science reporter. He is the author or coauthor of four previous books and lives in Montclair, New Jersey. Details ISBN 0306473852 ISBN-13 9780306473852 Title Destined for Distinguished Oblivion Author Nicholas J. Wade Format Hardcover Year 2002 Pages 310 Edition 1st Publisher Springer Science+Business Media GE_Item_ID:137676045; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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