Do we really know what we see through a telescope? How does the ocular system construct planetary images, and how does the brain interpret them? Drawing on both astronomical and psychological data, William Sheehan now offers the first systematic analysis of the perceptual and cognitive factors that go into the initial structuring of a planetary image and its subsequent elaboration. Sheehan details the development of lunar and planetary astronomy beginning with Galileo's study of the moon, and focuses particularly on the discover of "canals" on Mars. Through each episode he underscores a perceptual or psychological theme, such as the importance of differences in vision, tachistoscopic perceptual effects, the influence of expectation and suggestion on what one sees, and the social psychology of scientific discovery. Planets and Perception is a provocative book that will intrigue anyone who has ever looked through a telescope. In addition, it offers the psychologically-oriented reader a case history in the processes of perception unlike any other in the literature.
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Publisher
University of Arizona PressYear
2022Print ISBN
9780816531646
9780816510597
eBook ISBN
9780816546800
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Victorians, Apes, and Martians
- Chapter 2. The Face in the Moon's Disk
- Chapter 3. A Multitude of Earths
- Chapter 4. To Complete the Analogy
- Chapter 5. Like a Distant View of Earth
- Chapter 6. Satellites and Seeing
- Chapter 7. Schiaparelli
- Chapter 8. The Art of Observing
- Chapter 9. Of Aperture and Atmosphere
- Chapter 10. Confirmations?
- Chapter 11. The Sensitive Eye
- Chapter 12. "The Most Brilliant Man in Boston"
- Chapter 13. The Visions of Sir Percival
- Chapter 14. A Stately Pleasure Dome
- Chapter 15. Apostates and Critics
- Chapter 16. Planets and Perception
- Notes
- Figure Credits
- Index
- About the Author
- Errata
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