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details of the mammalian eye
optical arrangements of eyes among nocturnal, arhythmic, and diurnal animals
details of the lenses in opossum eyes
opossum
chambered nautilus
true octopus
image formation in apposition and superposition eyes
back swimmer
photoreceptor; rod and cone
diagram of the structure of the retina
Discover how scientists have recreated the benefits of insects' compound eyes as compound lenses
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Haldan Keffer Hartline
American physiologist