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Simon Ings - The Eye (A Natural History) (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
We spend about one-tenth of our waking hours completely blind.
Only one per cent of what we see is in focus at any one time.
You don't need eyes to see - blind volunteers have been taught to see through their chests.
Through a spellbinding mix of scientific research, mathematics, philosophy, history, myth, anecdote and language theory, Simon Ings brilliantly unravels the never-ending puzzle of how and why we see in the way that we do.
With the help of a beguiling mix of illustrated visual conundrums and enigmas, Ings triumphs with a compelling dissection of the eye's age-old mysteries that is both seriously interesting and interestingly fun.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Health, Medicine, Psychology & Health
- Published : 2007 (This Edition 2008 - Bloomsbury)
- ISBN : 9780747592860
- SKU : B003003
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A real eye-opener' - The Times.
'A rich and eclectic survey, with an intriguing nugget on almost every page' - Sunday Telegraph.
'Dazzling' - The Independent.
'A pleasure to read . . . His prose style is excellent and he covers and astonishing amount of ground. If you want to know the reason for tears, how to tell if someone fancies you, and why the grass does, in fact, appear greener on the other side of the fence, all the answers are contained inside the covers of this book' - Literary Review.
'An agglomeration of ideas and themes . . . Ings knows the value of the genuinely arresting piece of information. The wow factor is consistently high . . . richly enjoyable' - The Spectator.
'Fascinating . . . packed with information.' - Financial Times.
The Author
Simon Ings is an English novelist and science writer living in London. He was born in July 1965 in Horndean and educated at Churcher's College, Petersfield and at King's College London and Birkbeck College, London. Ings has written a number of novels, short prose and articles for national newspapers.