Book, Controlled Eye Movements

Description:

This is a copy of Frederick Lowell Westover’s doctoral dissertation, prepared at Teachers College of Columbia University. It describes the experiments he did with his teaching machine (object 1993.0189.01) using scrolls (1994.0189.02) that could be advanced at different rates.

The volume has a dust cover.

Reference:

Accession file 1993.0189.

Date Made: 1946

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Psychology

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Credit Line: Gift of Frederick L. Westover

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1993.0189.03Catalog Number: 1993.0189.03Accession Number: 1993.0189

Object Name: Book

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: average spatial: 1.8 cm x 15.9 cm x 23.6 cm; 23/32 in x 6 1/4 in x 9 9/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-d560-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1138363

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