The Mystery of the Moon Illusion

by Cornelis Plug and Helen Ross

For thousands of years, one scientific puzzle has fascinated and perplexed the greatest philosophers, mathematicians, physicists, and psychologists--why do the moon and sun appear so much larger on the horizon than when high up in the sky? Now, two leading psychologists have provided a
compelling account of this fascinating illusion. Taking us through the history, the characters involved, the attempts made to explain the illusion, though to modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019850862X
• ISBN13: 9780198508625
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.7"