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'The Treatise is the foundation work of visual perception and has been unavailable for many years in English. It is a tribute to the imaginative initiative of Thoemmes Press to undertake this major enterprise. It will be greatly appreciated by a wide range of scholars. The choice of Professor Nick Wade for the new Introduction could not be bettered. His knowledge of the history of the subject, together with his grasp of present ideas and discoveries, make this a definitive work to admire and inspire us today. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz would be delighted.' --Emeritus Professor Richard L. Gregory

'The Treatise on Physiological Optics is one of the best books on this topic ever written and even now, after almost 150 years, it is still unwise to be or become a vision scientist without having read this book. Written by the Newton of vision science the book is as complete a foundation for this field as one might desire. This influential landmark publication is simply indispensable for any modern vision scientist and will remain the classic work for centuries to come.' --Professor Wim A. van de Grind

Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics is widely recognized as the greatest book ever written on vision. This classic work was translated into English to mark the centenary of Helmholtz's birth and is one of the most frequently cited books on the physiology and physics of vision.

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-94) was a major influence on German science during the mid-nineteenth century, bringing it to the forefront of world attention. He was a physicist and psychologist who made major contributions to both fields. His Treatise transformed the study of vision by integrating its physical, physiological and psychological dimensions. He provided the explanation of the mechanism of accommodation, invented the ophthalmoscope, revived the three-colour theory of vision first proposed in 1801 by Thomas Young, invented the telestereoscope, produced some novel visual illusions, and argued for the involvement of knowledge in perception. Helmholtz became a great inspiration to many others, famously Heinrich Hertz, a student of Helmholtz, who discovered radio waves.

The work was originally published in German, as Handbuch der physiologischen Optik, in three separate volumes between 1856 and 1866, and then together in 1867. The 3rd edition (1909-11), brought up to date and greatly expanded after Helmholtz's death, is widely considered to be the definitive edition. The Optical Society of America commissioned the translation of this edition in 1924-5, adding further new and original material by scholars A. Gullstrand, J. von Kries and Christine Ladd-Franklin. The Thoemmes Press edition reprints this translation in its entirety, and also adds a bibliographic index taken from the second German edition, containing 8000 references for all topics described by Helmholtz. The reprint also features a new introduction by Nicholas Wade, adding extra value to this essential text for all scholars of vision science.

--a rare, sought-after work that is the standard text on vision
--contains a useful bibliographic index not found in the original translation
--features supplements by other vision scholars and illustrations

Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics, Volume 3
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21. Goethes Tragweite in der Naturwissenschaft: Hermann von Helmholtz, Ernst Haeckel, Werner Heisenberg, Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker (German Edition) by Maren Partenheimer
	Perfect Paperback: 111 Pages (1989) -- used & new: US$23.07 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 3428066294 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

22. Beiträge Zur Psychologie Und Physiologie Der Sinnesorgane: Hermann Von Helmholtz Als Festgruss Zu Seinem Siebzigsten Geburtstag (German Edition) by Anonymous
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23. Hermann Von Helmholtz, Volume 2 (German Edition) by Leo Koenigsberger
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24. Beitrage Zur Psychologie Und Physiologie Der Sinnesorgane: Hermann Von Helmholtz Als Festgruss Zu Seinem Siebzigsten Geburtstag (1891) (German Edition) by Hermann Von Helmholtz, E. Javai, Arthur Konig
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25. Hermann Von Helmholtz, Volume 1 (German Edition) by Leo Koenigsberger
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26. Hermann Von Helmholtz, Volume 3 (German Edition) by Leo Koenigsberger
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27. Hermann von Helmholtz by Leo Koenigsberger
	Hardcover: Pages (1965) Asin: B000O88MQC Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

28. Hermann von Helmholtz: Vortrage eines Heidelberger Symposiums anlasslich des einhundertsten Todestages (Neuere Medizin- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte) (German Edition)
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29. Hermann Von Helmholtz (German Edition) by Leo Koenigsberger
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30. Dokumente einer Freundschaft: Briefwechsel zwischen Hermann von Helmholtz und Emil du Bois-Reymond, 1846-1894 (Studien zur Geschichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR) (German Edition) by Hermann von Helmholtz
	Hardcover: 330 Pages (1986) Isbn: 3055000455 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

31. Hermann Von Helmholtz (Forschen, Messen, Prufen) (German Edition) by H. Rechenberg
	Hardcover: 344 Pages (1994-09-15) Isbn: 3527292764 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

32. Physiologie und Kultur in der zweiten Halfte des 19. Jahrhunderts: Briefe an Hermann von Helmholtz (German Edition) by Herbert Horz
	Hardcover: 455 Pages (1994) -- used & new: US$69.14 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 3925347305 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

33. Letters of Hermann Von Helmholtz to His Wife, 1847-1859 (Boethius)
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34. On the Sensations of Tone As a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music by Hermann Von Helmholtz, Alexander John Ellis
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35. Popular scientific lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz
	Paperback: 286 Pages (1962) Asin: B0007E8DE4 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

37. The correlation and conservation of forces: a series of expositions, by Prof. Grove, Prof. Helmholtz, Dr. Mayer, Dr. Faraday, Prof. Liebig and Dr. Carpenter. ... of the chief promoters of the new views by Edward Livingston Youmans, Hermann von Helmholtz, Julius Robert von Mayer
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38. Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik by Hermann von Helmholtz
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39. Popular Lectures On Scientific Subjects by Hermann Von Helmholtz, Edmund Atkinson
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40. Vorträge Und Reden Von Hermann Von Helmholtz (German Edition) by Hermann Von Helmholtz
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