Forbes, 1911, Why the earth appears concave. An optical illusion observed from balloons

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Original title Why the earth appears concave. An optical illusion observed from balloons
Simple title Why the earth appears concave. An optical illusion observed from balloons
Authors Charles Forbes
Date 1911
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords optical illusion, balloons, aerial observation
Journal Scient. Amer. Suppl.
Related to aircraft? 1
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  • Brockett (1921), page 488, entry 5: Forbes, Charles. Why the earth appears concave. An optical illusion observed from balloons. Scient. Amer. Suppl., No. 1866 (Oct. 7, 1911), New York, pp. 227-228. (B2p0488e05)