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ON THE COVER

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Vision is experienced in a spectrum of ways across the animal kingdom. Many insects have compound eyes, allowing them to be sensitive to colors and sensations we could not imagine, and giving them an entirely different picture of the world. “Iridescent structural coloration in a dragonfly’s eyes”. Image by Dustin Iskandar via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution.

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Robert Hooke’s Micrographia (1665) revolutionized scientific vision, quite literally, providing skilled, detailed illustrations of various natural phenomena under the microscope. “Mucor on schematic XII in Robert Hooke’s Micrographia”. Image by Robert Hooke via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution. Crumpled paper background by Brent Lelmenstoll via Flickr. Creative Commons Attribution.

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