Errors of judgement at Greenwich in 1796

Nature

Volumn 380, Issue 6570, 1996, Pages 101-102

  Mollon, J D ^a   Perkins, A J ^b  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^b University Library ^*  (United Kingdom)

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ART; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATTENTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTRONOMY; ATTENTION; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTION; PORTRAITS; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030582932     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/380101a0     Document Type: Article

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