History of optical illusions can be traced back to the 5th century BC when it was first presented Epicharmus explanation of this phenomenon. Epicharmus believe that even if our mind know and understand everything clearly, the sense organs to mislead us and presents an optical illusion. Another Greek philosopher, Protagoras from the same period have different opinions about it. According to him, it is the environment that we are stupid and not the senses.Appearance presented by Protagoras Epicharmus and add to the confusion about what is really an optical illusion. from the year 450 BC, Epicharmus believe that our senses (seeing, hearing, smell, taste and touch) is not sufficient notice and disrupt. Exact words were, "The thought of seeing and hearing thoughts. Rest is blind and deaf". But, Protagorus not agree with what Epicharmus said. He thinks that our senses and the body is fine. He believed that it was a mess up our environment. He said, "Man is nothing but a bunch of sensation." Aristotle, who lived about 350 BC said both Epicharmus and Protagorus both right and wrong. He said that our senses can be trusted, but they can be easily fooled. "At first, people do not know when they see an optical illusion if their brains are playing tricks on them or if their eyes are playing tricks on them. Many people think they can explain why we see an optical illusion". Famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle tried to give some satisfactory answer on this topic. He agreed with Protagoras to the point that we can rely on the senses to obtain a true picture of reality, however, Aristotle (350 BC) also adds that it is possible to fool the senses quite easily. In the course of time about the optical illusion of knowledge is enriched by different philosophers and researchers.Thoughts expressed by Plato also provide some insight into this subject. According to Plato, describes tricks and finally the reality behind the illusion is possible with the use of both senses and mind. One example of an optical illusion of the past was associated with a roof-top of a Greek temple. The roof of the temple was built in italics. Construction methods to create the illusion that the roof is horizontal. This happens because the roof and walls, when exactly perpendicular to each other, giving the illusion that the roof is curved or bent. A scientific explanation of optical illusions will help you gain a deep understanding of this concept.
Mueller and OPPEL
In the 19th century, Johannes Mueller, and JJ Oppel conduct a thorough study on the subject of visual illusion. They wrote many articles and books on illusions. People develop an interest in this topic once again because of research done by psychologists.Mueller-Lyer illusion helps in understanding the concept of illusion in a better way. A total of 12 theories proposed to explain an example of the illusion.
COGNITIVE ILLUSION
Hermann von Helmholtz (19th century), a physicist from Germany put forward the idea of cognitive illusions. According to Helmholtz, cognitive illusion arises from assumptions about the environment or the person holding the world as a whole. The human brain and eyes unconsciously making inferences based on assumptions and thus create cognitive illusions. Distorting illusion is another form of cognitive illusions. Cafe Wall Illusion of the best examples of this illusion. Size, curvature, length, etc., of an apparently distorted image in distortion illusion. Another type of cognitive illusion is the illusion of fiction, no other objects are seen by people who suffer from schizophrenia and other disorders such as those referred to as the illusion of fiction.
CARTOON MADE BY OUR HILL
Famous cartoon made by WE Hill in 1915 is a perfect example of an optical illusion. In this cartoon, the image of a woman young and old joined together. It is our perception that leads to what we see in the picture. Watch carefully sketches reveal that different images are combined together skillfully.
DAWN OP ARTS
In the decade of the 60s, there is interest among abstract painters in the 'Op Art'. Painting is classified under the impression Op Art images are now hidden, vibration, flashing and other patterns.Artists such as Bridget Riley and Vasarely greatly popularized the style of painting. Other famous artists in this league Kenneth Noland, Jesus-Rafael Soto, Richard Anuszkiewicz, etc. History of optical illusion presented in the article profiles the work of famous philosophers, artists and researchers who study this phenomenon. It is interesting to study how the phenomenon of illusion has an effect on our perceptions and day-to-day life. I hope this article helps you to understand the history and the phenomenon of optical illusions as well....
Early Magic Around The World
Magical tale as old as history. Westcar Papyrus, written almost 4000 years ago, holds the story of a magician doing the previous century in the court of Pharaoh. Magicians do on the streets and markets of ancient Greece and Rome. Almost every society has some form of magic. Some people say that magic is the most universal of the performing arts, because it translates easily from one culture to another. Before 1750, most magic performed outdoors on the market, in the exhibition, and on street corners. Warlocks do not have their own stages. Show they are limited in what they could carry with them, or what their audiences tend to have handy.
ANCIENT EGYPT beheading in court
Nearly 5000 years ago, the court entertained magic Egyptian king Cheops. A magician named Dedi restored the head is cut and geese, pelicans and oxen.
ANCIENT GREECE Magic on the road
Witches draw the crowds in the streets of ancient Greece. Wrote one observer saw a man put three small cups on the table.Magician then move gravel "one by one under the cup, and then-I do not know how, making them appear under the cups, and shows them in his mouth."
INDIA illusion that never was
The story of the "Indian rope trick" the famous back over 600 years old. The story goes roughly as follows: a magician holding a rope in a clearing outside the room. Then the boy climbed up the rope and disappears, calling into contempt. Magician takes the sword, and disappeared following as well. The audience heard a scream as the body fell to the ground. Then come back magician, up and down, throwing the parts bleed into the basket and shakes it. The boy stepped out of the basket without injury. Only one problem: as described here, is not possible. While the magician has been reproduced in several parts of the Indian rope trick, the whole story most likely just a story passed on by people who say they know someone else who saw it. Many witches said that repeating it outside the house can not be done.
EUROPEAN Magic for kings and commoners, and suspicion
While some magicians performed in the royal courts of Europe, most of the work in the markets, at fairs and on street corners. Although the illusion is quite popular, people are sometimes accused of witchcraft witches. To make it easier to find the "real" witches, Reginald Scot wrote "The Discoverie of Magic" in 1584. In it, he revealed how magicians perform some common illusions to demonstrate that they use natural methods instead of witchy power.
Below are some examples of optical illusion pictures that have been developed with modern technology. Maybe if you see at a glance, it would seem only a single image alone. However, if you look closely, there will be pictures in the picture or illusion of the picture. Observe and try to find where the illusion is located. ^ ^
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