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Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception (Illusion Works) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Optical Illusions275 optical illusions are rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and individually explained. The visual illusions illustrated are from both historic and modern sources and the book includes notes about the science of visual perception.
Full description- Publisher: FIREFLY BOOKS
- Published: 01 January 2009
- Format: Hardback 312 pages
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- Categories: General | Reference Works | Physiological & Neuro-psychology, Biopsychology | Science: General Issues | Light (optics)
- ISBN 13: 9781554071722 ISBN 10: 1554071720
- Sales rank: 698,550
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Full description for Optical Illusions
This intriguing collection contains more than 275 optical illusions that appear to change before your eyes. Al Seckel carefully selected both well-known images, such as Shepard's tabletop, Wade's spiral, Ames room and Rubin's face/vase, and many lesser-known, but no less effective, illusions. Every type of optical illusion is here, along with notes about the science of each visual perception and how the illusions work. Among the baffling images and shapes are: Figure/ground illusions, in which one shape switches into another then back again Ambiguous figures Impossible objects Trompe l'oeil Stereo illusions. With illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and a huge variety of themes and effects, Optical Illusions dazzles both the mind and the eye.
