Galileo's Dagger. (January 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Galileo's Dagger. (January 2016)
- Main Title:
- Galileo's Dagger
- Authors:
- Anstis, Stuart
- Other Names:
- Plaisier Myrthe A. guest-editor.
Kappers Astrid M. L. guest-editor. - Abstract:
- Galileo found that fine lines on a balance scale dazzled his eyes and were unreadable. So he used a grid of fine wires instead and ran his dagger across it, counting the number of auditory clicks. This is the first known experiment on sensory substitution.
- Is Part Of:
- Perception. Volume 45:Number 1/2(2016)
- Journal:
- Perception
- Issue:
- Volume 45:Number 1/2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 45, Issue 1/2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 1/2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0045-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 246
- Page End:
- 247
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01
- Subjects:
- Galileo -- acuity -- sensory substitution
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153.705 - Journal URLs:
- http://pec.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.pion.co.uk/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0301006615594919 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0301-0066
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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