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  • Author(s): Walker, Jearl
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Nov86, Vol. 255 Issue 5, p134. 5p. 15 Diagrams.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      DEPTH perception; SPACE perception; VISUAL perception; SENSORY perception
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the way that hyperscopes and pseudoscopes may aid experiments on three-dimensional vision. Way that cues are interpreted to create a perception of depth in a scene; Way that the increase in the effective distance between the eyes increases the retinal disparity of images formed on the retinas and the difference in convergence angles; Topic of the illusion of depth.