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This webpage contains an Exploratorium activity that shows how the perceived size of an object depends on its distance from the viewer. A materials list, procedure, a follow up, and images of the setup, are all provided.
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Optics
- Geometrical Optics
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© 2007 Exploratorium
Keywords:
eyesight, geometry, perception, perspective
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created August 3, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated:
August 2, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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October 20, 1997
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2007), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/size-distance).
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Size and Distance (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2007), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/size-distance>.
APA Format
Size and Distance. (1997, October 20). Retrieved April 27, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/size-distance
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Size and Distance. San Francisco: Exploratorium, October 20, 1997. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/size-distance (accessed 27 April 2024).
MLA Format
Size and Distance. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2007. 20 Oct. 1997. 27 Apr. 2024 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/size-distance>.
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@misc{ Title = {Size and Distance}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {27 April 2024}, Month = {October 20, 1997}, Year = {2007} }
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