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or VISION. See ANATOMY, No 142. and Index subjoined to OPTICS.

Vol. XIX. Part I.

Imperfection of SIGHT with regard to Colours. Under the article COLOURS, is given an instance of a strange deficiency of sight in some people, who could not distinguish between the different colours. In the Phil. Trans. vol. lxviii, p. 611, we have an account of a gentleman who could not distinguish a claret colour from black. These imperfections are totally unaccountable from any thing we yet know concerning the nature of this sense.

Second SIGHT. See SECOND Sight.