Stories
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The eye of darshan
The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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Good animals, bad humans?
Could an animal be more evolved than a human? Victorian psychologists thought that in some cases the answer could be ‘yes’.
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Why the scariest monsters look almost human
Something is wrong, but you’re not sure what. Amy Jones explores exactly why your worst nightmare is the monster that’s almost human.
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Der Bau der Iris : des Menschen und der Wirbelthiere / von Carl Faber.
Faber, Carl, 1842-Date: 1876- Books
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Ueber ein Colobom der inneren Augenhäute ohne Colobom der Iris : inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doctorwürde / von Hugo von Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Hugo von.Date: 1871- Books
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Beitrag zur Lehre vom Coloboma bulbi : inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doctorwürde / von Jodocus Mueller.
Mueller, Jodocus.Date: 1874- Books
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History of iridotomy : knife-needle vs. scissors - description of author's v-shaped method / by S. Lewis Ziegler.
Ziegler, S. Lewis (Samuel Lewis), 1861-1926.Date: 1908- Digital Images
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Human eye with blue iris
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