Learning to see

A general introduction to various aspects of light, colour optical illusions and how we learn to see.

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Credits

production company

James B. Maas and David H. Gluck Productions

National Geographic Society

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303159

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vision

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Optics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Vision

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1982

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