Author: Arthur ParseyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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The Science of Vision, Or, Natural Perspective!
Author: Arthur ParseyThe Science of Vision; Or, Natural Perspective
Author: The Science of Vision, Or Natural Perspective!
Author: Arthur ParseyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265557198
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Excerpt from The Science of Vision, or Natural Perspective!: Containing the True Language of the Eye, Necessary in Common Observation, Education, Art and Science; Constituting the Basis of the Art of Design Let us now enquire into the import of pictures; in general they are looked upon only as luxuries or ornaments, produc tions more for pleasure than for any instructive benefit but if we consider an importance that really belongs to them, and the influence works of art have in forming our notions or ideas of external nature, from the first picture-book put into our infant hands till we become men of taste and connoisseurs in art and science, we shall not fail to see that if these productions be not the natural language of the eye, and do not communicate what they ought to do, that it were better pictorial art had never been known. Pictures purport to be, and are generally considered, true representatives of what is seen; it will not take much pains to expose and prove this to be a delusion; for, let any one consider his own knowledge and experience, and then revert to the standard character of drawing, and he will see at once that both theory and art have always falsified nature in one particular, which blunder has prevented the rest of the subject from being correct. For instance, on looking up to any lofty parallel surface, as a tower of a church, &c., every one has perceived in his own vision that the top appears narrower than the same breadth at the bottom, which is the infallible and constant effect of seeing; and yet there is not a picture in the world that has that effect, and consequently no picture (prior to my own) has been drawn as mankind see objects. If every artifice be tried, nothing can destroy this natural effect - it must be seen; neither can any artifice be resorted to, to enable the eye to see natural objects as they have been delineated. Parallel perpendicular lines, Cr all the upright lines of buildings, have always been drawn so, whether seen on lofty eminences or down below in valleys. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Science of Vision; Or, Natural Perspective
Author: Arthur ParseyScience of Vision Or Natural Perspective! Containing the True Language of the Eye, Necessary in Common Observation, Education, Art and Science; Constituting the Basis of the Art of Design, with Practical Methods for Foreshortening and Converging in Ev
Author: The Science of Vision ; Or, Natural Perspective! Containing the True Language of the Eye, Necessary in Common Observation, Education, Art and Science: Constituting the Basis of the Art of Design, with Practical Methods of Foreshortening and Converging in Every Branch of Art, the New Elliptical Or Conic Sections, Laws of Shadows, Universal Vanishing Points, and the New Optical Laws of the Camera Obscura, Or Daguerrèotype, Also, the Physiology of the Human Eye, Explaining the Seat of Vision to be the Iris and Not the Retina. With Twenty-four Plates. By Arthur Parsey, Member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, &c. &c
Author: Arthur ParseyPublisher:
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Category : Perspective
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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The Science of Vision
Author: Arthur ParseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Perspective
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception
Author: James J. GibsonPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 113505973X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
This is a book about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile); or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author suggests that natural vision depends on the eyes in the head on a body supported by the ground, the brain being only the central organ of a complete visual system. When no constraints are put on the visual system, people look around, walk up to something interesting and move around it so as to see it from all sides, and go from one vista to another. That is natural vision -- and what this book is about.
Vision Science
Author: Stephen E. PalmerPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0262161834
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book revolutionizes how vision can be taught to undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive science, psychology, and optometry. It is the first comprehensive textbook on vision to reflect the integrated computational approach of modern research scientists. This new interdisciplinary approach, called "vision science," integrates psychological, computational, and neuroscientific perspectives. The book covers all major topics related to vision, from early neural processing of image structure in the retina to high-level visual attention, memory, imagery, and awareness. The presentation throughout is theoretically sophisticated yet requires minimal knowledge of mathematics. There is also an extensive glossary, as well as appendices on psychophysical methods, connectionist modeling, and color technology. The book will serve not only as a comprehensive textbook on vision, but also as a valuable reference for researchers in cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, optometry, and philosophy.
The Eye
Author: Simon IngsPublisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780747592860
Category : Evolution (Biology)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We spend about one-tenth of our waking hours completely blind - only one percent of what we see is in focus at any one time. You don't need eyes to see - blind volunteers have been taught to see through their chests. Through a spellbinding mix of scientific research, mathematics, philosophy, history, myth, anecdote and language theory, Simon Ings brilliantly unravels the never-ending puzzle of how and why we see in the way that we do. With the help of a beguiling mix of illustrated visual conundrums and enigmas, Ings triumphs with a compelling dissection of the eye's age-old mysteries that is both seriously interesting and interestingly fun.