retina
retina The light-sensitive membrane that lines the interior of the eye. The retina consists of two layers. The outer layer (
pigment epithelium) is pigmented, which prevents the back reflection of light and consequent decrease in visual acuity. The inner layer contains nerve cells, blood vessels, and two types of light-sensitive cells (
rods and
cones). Light passing through the lens stimulates individual rods and cones, which generates nerve impulses that are transmitted through
bipolar and
ganglion cells to the optic nerve, and hence to the brain, where the visual image is formed. Information can also be transferred horizontally within the retina via a network of
horizontal and
amacrine cells (see illustration).
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Sir John Johnson: uncovering the facts.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; by Peter Johnson, UE Every now and then...Loyalists more prominent than Sir John Johnson. Had he have been an active...help? The address is: Sir John Johnson Manor House...nor a descendant of Sir John Johnson, just in case you think...
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Shadow soldiers: Sir John Johnson: Sir John Johnson's life mirrored that of his father Sir William Johnson. In life, both men were brave in battle and fiercely loyal to Kings George II and III; in death, both suffered the ignominy of having their graves desecrated.
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and the differences few between the lives of Sir John Johnson and his father Sir William Johnson. Both were baronets with huge landholdings...looted his coffin and scattered his remains. Sir John Johnson's Canadian grave was bulldozed into...
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Obituary: Sir Ronald Johnson
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/13/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville, Admiral...many operations in which Johnson played a part was in...years later when I asked Johnson if he was worried about...of- fact way. While Johnson was one of the civil...won a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial.(Branch News HIGHLIGHTS)(Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch )
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; The annual meeting of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch was held at the Legion Hall in Philipsburg...grandson of Donald MacCallum UE, who served four times as Sir John Johnson Branch President, was accompanied by members of the family including...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; The annual church service of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch UELAC was held in St. James the...Loyalists of the Eastern Townships". Three members of Sir John Johnson Branch have died in recent months. An ecumenical memorial...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial.(Branch News HIGHLIGHTS)(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...family. Her Loyalist ancestor, John Ruiter UE, was the founder of the...Work on the restoration of the Sir John Johnson vault at Mont St. Gregoire has resumed...the life and achievements of Sir John Johnson and a written statement of...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial.(Branch News Highlights)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...speaker at the November meeting of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch, we enjoyed a...about her ancestor, the Reverend John Stuart, who was famous for his...project and give a presentation to Sir John Johnson Branch in the spring.
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Sir John Johnson centennial.(Branch News: HIGHLIGHTS)(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Branch. Fred Hayward presented Sir John Johnson Branch President, Rod Riordon UE...from Dominion President, Peter Johnson UE. The main event was the presentation...interesting talk on the history of Sir John Johnson, a man to whom Canada...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch.(Branching Out--News from the Branches)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...settle in the Cowansville area. John and Henry Ruiter, whose ancestors...Philipsburg, Quebec. Jacob, son of John Ruiter, was granted land in the...member belonging to our branch. The Sir John Johnson vault restoration committee reported...
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Sir John Johnson Centennial.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...members. We were pleased to welcome two descendants of Sir John Johnson, Mrs. Marjorie Curtis and her brother Ed Dorion and...sponsored a display of information and pictures about Sir John Johnson, portraying his role as a most important Loyalist...
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Sir John Johnson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir John Johnson Sir John Johnson (1742-1830), American loyalist leader, engaged in military activities on the New York frontier during the American Revolution and was later a leader of the Tory refugees in Canada. John Johnson was born in...
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Sir William Johnson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir William Johnson 1715-74, British colonial...in baronial splendor at Johnson Hall. Because of his influence...built Fort William Henry. Johnson was rewarded with a baronetcy...Johnson ; his son, Sir John Johnson ; and Daniel Claus...
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Sir James Brooke
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir James Brooke Sir James Brooke (1803-1868...changed his name from Charles Johnson), was completely against...Additional Sources Ingleson, John, Expanding the empire...Western Australia, 1979. St. John, Spenser, Sir, The life...
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723...intimate, headed by Dr. Johnson, is unique in European art...group of the daughters of Sir William Montgomery, the...including those commissioned for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery...
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Richardson, Sir Ralph David
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Richardson, Sir Ralph David (1902...1938) and Priestley's Johnson over Jordan (1939...Complaisant Lover (1959), Sir Peter Teazle in Sheridan...s You Never Can Tell , Sir Antony Absolute in Sheridan...title-role in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman (1975...
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