Moon Illusion: An Event in Imaginary Space

Abstract

The illusion was obtained with artificial moons viewed against a luminous ceiling, and also with an imaginary ceiling induced by first showing a luminous ceiling and then removing it before the moons were introduced.

Authors

Gruber HE; King WL; Link S

Journal

Science, Vol. 139, No. 3556, pp. 750–752

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publication Date

February 22, 1963

DOI

10.1126/science.139.3556.750

ISSN

0036-8075

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Stephen Warren Link

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science

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5109 Space Sciences 51 Physical Sciences

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