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Comment by tomerico

the eye actually has an angular resolution of 50 cycles per degree.

My calculations:

degrees in one inch - arcsin(1/12) = 4.78

Pixels in eye for one inch, 12" away - 4.78 * 50 = 240

Same calculations for 10" arcsin(1/10)*5 = 287

I think something is wrong with the numbers in the article

parent tomerico 16 years ago

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