A system of natural philosophy, designed for the use of schools and academies (1845)
Moffat, J[ohn] M. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 377
envelopedin four membranes or tunics, thesclerotic coat, AAA; the cornea,or horny coat, B B, connected withthe former, in the front of the eye;the choroid coat,§ T T, whichforms a lining to the sclerotic coat,and on its opposite surface is co- * From the Greek rxv-ipoc, hard, firm ; or,… … THEORY OF VISION. 375 vered by a black pigment (pigmentum nigrum), on which lies theinterior coat of the eye, called the retina,* RR, a delicate reticu-lar membrane, expanded over the posterior chamber of the eye,and proceeding from the optic nerve, 0, by which sensations areconveyed to the brain.…
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