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Ptolemy's theory of visual perception

an English translation of the Optics with introduction and commentary
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Author/Contributor: 
Smith, A. Mark.
Ptolemy, 2nd cent
Place of Publication: 
Philadelphia
Publisher: 
American Philosophical Society
Series: 
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society , n.s., v. 86, pt. 2
Date of Publication: 
1996
Subject: 
Classical antiquity
Ancient science
Ptolemy -- 2nd cent -- Optics
Visual perception -- Early works to 1800
Call Number: 
Q11 .P6 n.s. v.86 pt.2
Collection: 
Ancient World Digital Library
Language: 
English
Provider: 
The American Philosophical Society
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https://hdl.handle.net/2333.1/wstqjwpt
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