Books written by Nicholas J. Wade
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Visual Perception: An Introduction
7 Behaviourist John Broadus Watson (1878-1958) proposed a radical behaviourism that sought to predict all behaviour in terms of S-R bonds. He is represented in the context of sequences of S-R bonds, produced with the mechanical ...
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Visual Perception: An Introduction
Behaviourism John Watson (1878-1936) redefined psychology as the study of behaviour, and he turned his back on its short history as the study of conscious experience. He avoided working with human subjects because he considered that ...
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Destined for Distinguished Oblivion: The Scientific Vision of William Charles Wells (1757-1817)
I was fortunate in having the excellent facility of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of the Library at the University of St. Andrews near at hand, so that I could cousult a copy of Wells' monograph.
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Destined for Distinguished Oblivion: The Scientific Vision of William Charles Wells (1757–1817)
He should be acknowledged as laying the foundations for modern studies of vestibular function as well as eye movements. This book reprints his Essay on single vision with two eyes (1792) and his own Memoir of his life (1818).
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A Natural History of Vision
This illustrated survey covers what Nicholas Wade calls the "observational era of vision," beginning with the Greek philosophers and ending with Wheatstone's description of the stereoscope in the late 1830s.
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Galileo's Visions: Piercing the Spheres of the Heavens by Eye and Mind
In a fascinating and accessible style, Marco Piccolino and Nick Wade analyse the scientific and philosophical work of Galileo Galilei from the particular viewpoint of his approach to the senses (and especially vision) as a means of ...
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Purkinje's Vision: The Dawning of Neuroscience
In others, there was nothing to suggest the phenomena that he exposed. The book translates Purkinje's initial masterpiece on subjective vision and places it in the context of emerging views of neuroscience.
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Visual Perception: An Introduction
Vision is our most dominant sense. From the light that enters our eyes to the complex cognititve provesses that follow, we derive most of our information about what thigns are, where they are and how they move from our vision.
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Circles: Science, Sense and Symbol
Circles have shaped our lives in numerous ways. This book is not only about the science but also about the sight of circles - it is a celebration of the circle, our most powerful and potent symbol.
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In Other Words...
In Other Words...
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Het geloofsinstinct / druk 1: het succes van religie
Historische studie naar de oorsprong van religie en religieuze gebruiken in verschillende beschavingen.
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Galileo's Visions: Piercing the Spheres of the Heavens by Eye and Mind
Marco Piccolino and Nick Wade analyse the scientific and philosophical work of Galileo Galilei from the particular viewpoint of his approach to the senses (and especially vision) as a means of acquiring trustworthy knowledge about the ...