Idle Days in Patagonia
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I will here quote a very suggestive passage from a letter on this subject written to me by a gentleman of great at- tainments in science : ' ' Eyes certainly do shine in the dark — some eyes, e.g. those of cats and owls; and the scintillation you speak of is probably an- other form of the phenomenon. It probably de- pends upon some extra-sensibility of the retina analogous to what exists in the molecular consti- tution of sulphide of calcium and other phosphor- escent substances. The difficulty... is in the scintilla- tion. We know that light of this character has its source in the heat vibrations of molecules at the temperature of incandescence, and the electric 188 IDLE DAYS IN PATAGONIA light is no exception to the rule. A possible ex- planation is that suprasensitive retinae in times of excitement become increasedly phosphorescent, and the same excitement causes a change in the curvature of the lens, so that the light is focused, and pro tanto brightened into sparks. Seeing how little we know of natural forces, it may be that what we call light in such a case is eye speaking to eye— an emanation from the window of one brain into the window of another.' ' Probably all those cases one hears and reads about — some historical — of human eyes flashing fire and blazing with wrath, are mere poetic exag- gerations.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I will here quote a very suggestive passage from a letter on this subject written to me by a gentleman of great at- tainments in science : ' ' Eyes certainly do shine in the dark — some eyes, e.g. those of cats and owls; and the scintillation you speak of is probably an- other form of the phenomenon. It probably de- pends upon some extra-sensibility of the retina analogous to what exists in the molecular consti- tution of sulphide of calcium and other phosphor- escent substances. The difficulty... is in the scintilla- tion. We know that light of this character has its source in the heat vibrations of molecules at the temperature of incandescence, and the electric 188 IDLE DAYS IN PATAGONIA light is no exception to the rule. A possible ex- planation is that suprasensitive retinae in times of excitement become increasedly phosphorescent, and the same excitement causes a change in the curvature of the lens, so that the light is focused, and pro tanto brightened into sparks. Seeing how little we know of natural forces, it may be that what we call light in such a case is eye speaking to eye— an emanation from the window of one brain into the window of another.' ' Probably all those cases one hears and reads about — some historical — of human eyes flashing fire and blazing with wrath, are mere poetic exag- gerations.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by W H William Henry Hudson to read onlineMoreLess
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