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Binocular Stereoscopic Vision

Nature volume 144, pages 153–154 (1939)Cite this article

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PROF. T. S. PATTERSON'S recent letter1 gives further evidence of the principle illustrated in my letter to NATURE2, namely, that, in binocular vision, the apparent distance, and (consequently) the apparent size of the object, depend on the angle of convergence of the two eyes.

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  1. NATURE, 143, 1026 (1939).

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    R. A. S. PAGET

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PAGET, R. Binocular Stereoscopic Vision. Nature 144, 153–154 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144153a0

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