Fascinating, profusely illustrated study of the human visual perception system explores the psychology and physiology of vision, including such topics as light and color, motion receptors, the illusion of movement, kinetic art, how we perceive size, how our eyes move, phantoms of the visual system, and more. Over 100 illustrations.
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