Os fundamentos da óptica geométrica de Johannes Kepler
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Optic, Kepler, Anatomy, Physiology, Plater, Alhazen, Retina, CrystallineAbstract
This paper presents Kepler's theory of the process of vision, exposed in fifth book of Paralipomena, published in 1604. We pointed the following aspects: (1) the catalogue of the human eye made by Kepler, that was founded in Felix Plater's anatomical works; (2) the analogy between the obscure chamber and the human eye, with the understanding that the former is a dioptrical instrument like the last one; (3) the correct use, following Kepler, of geometry to the anatomical-physiological constitution exposed in the Paralipomena. From these elements, Kepler treats two basic points for the optic in the xvii th century: the first affirms that the image of the object seen by the eye is formed in the retina and not in the crystalline; the second restricts the realm of optical studies only to that treated through optical components, that is to say, to anatomical and physiological constituents, and their possibilities of geometrization.Downloads
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