Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 405
d to obtain the reflection ofexternal objects. We will now briefly state that the coats of this organare constituted of a fibrous membrane, T, termed sclerotic, which is opaque, exceptin the anterior portion ofthe eye, where it formsthe transparent cornea.The crystalline, C, en-shrined behind the… … TIIK EYE. 49 humour and the cornea, and the vitreous body, a gelatinoushumour lodged between the crystalline and the back of theeye. The image of exterior objects which is produced bythe passage of light through these refracting surfaces, isreceived by a nervous membrane, the retina, B, formed byan…
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