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... observer sees the total pattern through a peephole . Kopfermann has shown that if plate a ( Figure 189 ) is observed from a distance of about 80 inches and b lies about one inch in front of a , the observer does not see their ...
... observer sees the total pattern through a peephole . Kopfermann has shown that if plate a ( Figure 189 ) is observed from a distance of about 80 inches and b lies about one inch in front of a , the observer does not see their ...
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... observer's own space . The observer is in line with the world of the picture , which appears as a stable , relatively motionless setting . Furthermore , frontal - isometric per- spective keeps the distortion of shape at a minimum . All ...
... observer's own space . The observer is in line with the world of the picture , which appears as a stable , relatively motionless setting . Furthermore , frontal - isometric per- spective keeps the distortion of shape at a minimum . All ...
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... observer himself acts as a frame of refer- ence . If , for example , one of two bright spots in a dark room is held stationary while the other is moved fast , the observer's impression will approximate the objective conditions because ...
... observer himself acts as a frame of refer- ence . If , for example , one of two bright spots in a dark room is held stationary while the other is moved fast , the observer's impression will approximate the objective conditions because ...
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