Moon Illusion and Emmert's Law
Moon Illusion and Emmert's Law
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Moon Illusion and Emmert's Law
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Journal title
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 1962-03, Vol.135 (3509), p.1125-1126
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English
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The perceived size of an afterimage varies with the part of the sky to which it is projected in a manner predictable from Emmert's Law and the appearance of the sky as a flattened dome. This effect is directly analogous to the moon illusion.
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Moon Illusion and Emmert's Law
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_733163907
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_733163907
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ISSN
0036-8075
E-ISSN
1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.135.3509.1125
