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The mystery of the moon illusion : exploring size perception
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Helen Elizabeth, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moon.
- Size Perception.
- Optical Illusions.
- Perception.
- Space Perception.
- Illusions.
- Earth, Planet.
- Planets.
- Mental Processes.
- Visual Perception.
- Solar System.
- Psychology.
- Astronomical Objects.
- Astronomical Phenomena.
- Physical Phenomena.
- Medical Subjects:
- Moon.
- Size Perception.
- Optical Illusions.
- Perception.
- Space Perception.
- Illusions.
- Earth, Planet.
- Planets.
- Mental Processes.
- Visual Perception.
- Solar System.
- Psychology.
- Astronomical Objects.
- Astronomical Phenomena.
- Physical Phenomena.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 277 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- mystery of the moon illusion
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since the dawn of time, one particular illusion has fascinated the greatest philosophers, physicists and psychologists - why does the moon appear so much larger on the horizon than when high up in the sky? This text investigates this illusion.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1 The celestial illusions 2 The real sizes of the moon and sun 3 Perceiving size 4 Measuring the moon illusion 5 Atmospheric refraction 6 Aerial perspectives 7 In the eye of the beholder 8 The vault of the heavens 9 So near and yet so far 10 Sizing up the moon 11 The angle of regard 12 A question of balance 13 Conclusions and conundrums Epilogue Appendix: Summary of scientific developments relating to the moon illusion Notes References Name index Subject index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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