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Shadows in Science and Art

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Chris Chiaverina

Shadows are ubiquitous, but often go unnoticed. Shadows are important historically, for they provided early evidence that light travels in straight lines. Humans constantly, but unconsciously, use shadows to judge the shape of objects in their environment. Because shadows reveal much about an object’s extension in space, they are often used to heighten the illusion of depth in a painting.

This post was posted in CoolStuff Newsletters, Light & Color, Illusions and was tagged with light, shadows, science and art, point source, shadow puppets

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