Monocular vision
Date
1613
Creator
Theodor Galle (1571 - 1633, Flemish) , Engraver
After
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640, Flemish) , Draughtsman
Object type
Library reference
RCN 24525
Material
Technique
Subject
Description
Illustration from the title page of the third book of Opticorum libri sex (Six Books of Optics) by Flemish mathematician and physicist François d'Aguilon (1567-1617). The vignette, engraved after an original drawing by Peter Paul Rubens shows a man and three putti experimenting with monocular vision.
The man is shown with one eye closed and is reaching out with his right hand in an attempt to grasp a rod held by one of of the putti. Demonstrating a loss of depth perception as a result of closing one of his eyes, the man is not reaching far enough to touch the rod.
François d'Aguilon (1567-1617), Flemish mathematician and physicist, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
The man is shown with one eye closed and is reaching out with his right hand in an attempt to grasp a rod held by one of of the putti. Demonstrating a loss of depth perception as a result of closing one of his eyes, the man is not reaching far enough to touch the rod.
François d'Aguilon (1567-1617), Flemish mathematician and physicist, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.