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electricity for eyes
books . umwelt . websitesA short survey of the history of what is known as ‘sensory substitution’: The purest form of vision through electricity is described by…
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proud to be a nerd
umwelt . websitesfound this 4d version of tic tac toe after two hours of addiction I was very proud of this result: later I also…
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Kepler on the camera eye
books . umweltThe first description of the retinal image, from Johannes Kepler, “Ad Vitellionem paralipomena quibus Astronomiæ pars optica traditvr”, Francofvrti, Apud Claudium Marnium &…
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philosophy through the eye
books . umweltReading two very different books simultaneously: Philippe Hamou, “La Mutation Du Visible, Essai Sur La Portée Epistémologique Des Instruments d’Optique au XVIIe Siècle,…
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first ever programmed motion ?
books . umweltFrom “Peri Automatopoietikes” (On the making of Automata) by Hero from Alexandria (around the year 50 AD) in the edition by Schmidt from…
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