Optic nerve posters & prints

Rene Descartes' idea of vision, showing the function of the eye, optic nerve and brain, 1692 Unknown

'The Cranial Nerves' M & N Hanhart

Descartes' idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves, 1692 Unknown

'The back view of the eye & the countenance in easy composure' James Mynde

Descartes' representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692 Unknown

Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704 Unknown

'Distribution of the Cranial Nerves' M & N Hanhart

Descartes' idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement, 1692 Unknown

Illustration of Descartes' Theory of Nerves Transmitting Stimulus to the Brain Anonymous

Descartes' idea of vision, 1692 Unknown

The third division of the fifth nerve Anonymous

Optical effects in crystalline materials under pressure David Brewster

Illustration of the Brain, Spinal Cord and Nerves of the Human Male Anonymous

The nerves of the face and of the side of the head Anonymous

The nerves of the face Anonymous

The base of the human brain unknown

The base of a sheep's brain unknown

Optical studies Leonardo Da Vinci

John Dollond, optician, c1750 Posselwhite

Roundel for use in optical experiments Robert Waring Darwin

Peter Dollond, optician, c1800 Unknown

Involuntary movement, Descartes' idea of how impulses from the limbs reach the brain, 1692 Unknown

Optical studies Leonardo Da Vinci

The human eye Charles Bell

Optics. From: LArte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione..., 1685 Cornelis Jansz. Meijer

'Great Sciatic nerve' Leonard

The Optic Curls Darly

Cerebellum of the Squalus maximus [Basking shark] John Howship

Cerebellum of the Squalus maximus [Basking shark] John Howship

Catoptric microscope Robert Barker

Rene Descartes' illustration of the co-ordination of the senses, 1692 Unknown

Starfire Adaptive Optics Telescope Anonymous

View of the chest cavity Walwert

Fun with Optics Anonymous

View of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, 1825 Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

Optical effects in crystalline materials under pressure David Brewster