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A cross-section of the eye with its coats, lens and optic nerve, receiving a cone of rays from a row of points.
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Visual Cone

No. 13 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA cross-section of the eye with its coats, lens and optic nerve, receiving a cone of rays from a row of points.

What it meansIbn al-Haytham's work on optics argued that we see because light enters the eye, and described vision through a cone of rays whose apex lies within the eye.

Where it worksA calm, minimal piece for a reading room or an office.

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