Twelve examples of illusion [electronic resource] / Jan Westerhoff.
Tibetan Buddhist writings frequently state that many of the things we perceive in the world are in fact illusory, as illusory as echoes or mirages. In Twelve Examples of Illusion, Jan Westerhoff offers an engaging look at a dozen illusions--including magic tricks, dreams, rainbows, and reflections i...
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Oxford University Press,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Magical illusions
- The moon in the water
- Visual distortions
- Mirages
- Dreams
- Echoes
- A city of gandharvas
- Optical illusions
- Rainbows
- Lightning
- Water bubbles
- A reflection in a mirror.