Why do objects appear enlarged under water?

Objects appear enlarged in water by less than the 4/3 angular magnification. They usually appear beyond their optical distance and slightly enlarged in linear size, but not in accordance with size-distance invariance (SDI). We investigated whether misperceptions of angular size could explain the dis...

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Main Authors: Helen E. Ross, Shazia Nawaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492003000600009&lng=en&tlng=en