An ordinary optic nerve is about the thickness of a thread, but his is like a cord. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
He was a vivisector, made sections of the brain in order to determine the funct ions of its parts, and severed the gustatory, optic, and auditory nerves with a similar end in view. 李贝.西洋科学史.
If a red rose is seen, it is because the optic nerves sensitive to red have been stimulated and have carried the message to the brain. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
A snowy field stimulates equally all three sets of optic nerves--the red, the green, and the blue. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
When the oculist finished, he turned to me and said: 'I have been many years in the business, but have never seen an optic nerve like that of this gentleman. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
In physics they invented the pendulum, and produced work on optics. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
To the sum total of human knowledge no department of science has contributed more than that of optics. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
The field of optics is so large that many interesting branches can receive only a casual mention. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
How daintily he held a glass to one of his optics! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
But the purpose of this work is to deal with material inventions rather than scientific discoveries, and the leading invention in optics is the telescope. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
The inventive genius of this century in the field of optics has not eclipsed the telescope and microscope of former ages. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Our use of the terms retina, cornea, and vitreous humor may be traced to the translation of his work on optics. 李贝.西洋科学史.