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... look closely and convince ourselves that there is only one pea , we can hardly get rid of the impression . The illusion is , moreover , particularly strong if we roll the pea back- wards and forwards between the fingers . Fig . 6 . The ...
... look closely and convince ourselves that there is only one pea , we can hardly get rid of the impression . The illusion is , moreover , particularly strong if we roll the pea back- wards and forwards between the fingers . Fig . 6 . The ...
Pagina 58
... look at a very distant object , a star for instance , the rays fall parallel upon the eye , and since they are united to a single point upon the retina , it follows in this case that the focus of the media of the eye falls exactly upon ...
... look at a very distant object , a star for instance , the rays fall parallel upon the eye , and since they are united to a single point upon the retina , it follows in this case that the focus of the media of the eye falls exactly upon ...
Pagina 59
... look in the dark . This contraction may be easily observed if a person is placed before a bright window with his eyes shaded by his hand , and the hand is suddenly removed . The pupils are considerably larger in the twilight than in ...
... look in the dark . This contraction may be easily observed if a person is placed before a bright window with his eyes shaded by his hand , and the hand is suddenly removed . The pupils are considerably larger in the twilight than in ...
Pagina 66
... look at near objects , can undoubtedly be explained by the motion of the lens which has just been described . According to the laws of optics the refraction of the light - rays caused by a convex lens increases with its increase of ...
... look at near objects , can undoubtedly be explained by the motion of the lens which has just been described . According to the laws of optics the refraction of the light - rays caused by a convex lens increases with its increase of ...
Pagina 76
... look at the sharp edge of a dark object against a white surface , as , for instance , the horizontal bars of a window frame against a cloudy sky , the upper edge will appear of a yellow tinge and the lower one of a blue tinge ...
... look at the sharp edge of a dark object against a white surface , as , for instance , the horizontal bars of a window frame against a cloudy sky , the upper edge will appear of a yellow tinge and the lower one of a blue tinge ...
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