THE phenomenon mentioned by W. L. must have frequently been noticed; while resembling that described by me as a proof of the spherical aberration of the eye, it is yet due to an essentially different ...

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AN account of the recognised methods of investigating the spherical aberration of the eye is given by Tscherning, “Rapports presentés au Congrès international de Physique réuni à Paris en 1900,” tome ...