Augustin Charpentier
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Augustin Charpentier
(1852- August 4, 1916) was a French physician.
In 1891 he carried out the first experiment providing evidence of the size-weight illusion
. He carried out a various number of procedures comparing what people thought was the heaviness of lifted weights. He realized that lifters thought that larger objects were lighter than smaller objects of the same mass.
Augustin Charpentier
Augustin Charpentier was a French physician.In 1891 he carried out the first experiment providing evidence of the size-weight illusion. He carried out a various number of procedures comparing what people thought was the heaviness of lifted weights...
(1852- August 4, 1916) was a French physician.
In 1891 he carried out the first experiment providing evidence of the size-weight illusion
Size-weight illusion
The size-weight illusion, also known as the Charpentier illusion, is named after the French physician Augustin Charpentier. because he was the first to demonstrate the illusion experimentally The illusion occurs when a person underestimates the weight of a larger object when compared to a...
. He carried out a various number of procedures comparing what people thought was the heaviness of lifted weights. He realized that lifters thought that larger objects were lighter than smaller objects of the same mass.
See also
- size-weight illusionSize-weight illusionThe size-weight illusion, also known as the Charpentier illusion, is named after the French physician Augustin Charpentier. because he was the first to demonstrate the illusion experimentally The illusion occurs when a person underestimates the weight of a larger object when compared to a...
External links
- http://www.professeurs-medecine-nancy.fr/Charpentier_A.htm (in French)