Word: nystagmus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Coriolis & Nystagmus. As it was, according to NASA's Dr. Charles Berry, both Armstrong and Scott began to experience two conditions brought on by their rapid rotation: 1) the coriolis effect, a complete loss of orientation caused by the effects of rotation on the inner ear, and 2) nystagmus, an involuntary rhythmic motion of the eyes. Had either or both those effects be come severe enough, the two astronauts would have been unable to see or operate their controls. They might well have perished...
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