Why we see what we do : an empirical theory of vision /
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| Author / Creator: | Purves, Dale. |
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| Imprint: | Sunderland, Mass., U.S.A. : Sinauer Associates, c2003. |
| Description: | xi, 260 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4909753 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Basic Challenge of Vision
- 2. Some Pertinent Facts about the Visual System
- 3. Perceiving the Intensity of Light
- 4. Further Challenges to Rationalizing Brightness
- 5. Color and Its Significance
- 6. Perceiving the Spectral Quality of Light
- 7. Perceiving Spatial Relationships
- 8. Perceiving the World with Two Eyes
- 9. Perceiving Motion
- 10. Implications for the Mechanics of Vision
- 11. A Summary
- Glossary
- References
- Index
