Blind Spot Discovery Tells Of Eye Anatomy History
A seventeenth century French clergyman Marriste studied anatomy and dissected animal eyes to locate the optic nerve entry. He reasoned vision should peak at that spot, but experiments showed the retina lacks sight there. Charles II tested the concept by placing two courtiers of equal stature, revealing perceptual gaps through the eye's blind spot.
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Long Distance Religion Keeps Sunday Sermons
William VanderLaan of Grand Rapids Michigan defies bad weather by listening to his church sermon via a private telephone line between his home and the pulpit on stormy Sundays.
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