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Page 44
... object . With distance accurately perceived , the apparent size of an object tends to remain remarkably stable , espe- cially for highly familiar objects that have a standard size . Thus , people's heads all tend to look the same size ...
... object . With distance accurately perceived , the apparent size of an object tends to remain remarkably stable , espe- cially for highly familiar objects that have a standard size . Thus , people's heads all tend to look the same size ...
Page 46
... object will seem to move slowly in its actual direc- tion ; when the flashes arrive more frequently , the object will seem to move backward , as stagecoach wheels may do in the cinema . Visual movement in depth . An object moving ...
... object will seem to move slowly in its actual direc- tion ; when the flashes arrive more frequently , the object will seem to move backward , as stagecoach wheels may do in the cinema . Visual movement in depth . An object moving ...
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... object of mass m equals the product of the mass and of the square of the speed of light , c , or E = mc2 , so that mass and energy must be regarded as equivalent and interchangeable . Further , c represents the ultimate speed limit for ...
... object of mass m equals the product of the mass and of the square of the speed of light , c , or E = mc2 , so that mass and energy must be regarded as equivalent and interchangeable . Further , c represents the ultimate speed limit for ...
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