Moon Illusion: An Event in Imaginary Space.
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چکیده
The illusion was obtained with artificial moons viewed against a luminous ceiling, and also with an imaginary ceiling induced by first showing a luminous ceiling and then removing it before the moons were introduced.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 139 3556 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1963