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PAGE I DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING THAYER ' S PRINCIPLE OF OBLITERATIVE
SHADING 37 2 GRADED TONES PRODUCED BY PATTERNS 3 LARVA OF
EYED HAWK - MOTH ( SMERINTHUS OCELLATUS ) SHOWING OBLITERATIVE
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PAGE I DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING THAYER ' S PRINCIPLE OF OBLITERATIVE
SHADING 37 2 GRADED TONES PRODUCED BY PATTERNS 3 LARVA OF
EYED HAWK - MOTH ( SMERINTHUS OCELLATUS ) SHOWING OBLITERATIVE
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Diagrams illustrating Thayer ' s principle of obliterative shading : 1 The
appearance of light and shade produced by a self - coloured body when
illuminated from above ; 2 The appearance of a countershaded body uniformly
illuminated ; 3 The ...
Diagrams illustrating Thayer ' s principle of obliterative shading : 1 The
appearance of light and shade produced by a self - coloured body when
illuminated from above ; 2 The appearance of a countershaded body uniformly
illuminated ; 3 The ...
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The principle of conspicuousness in numbers is , of course , well known to every
advertiser , whose rows of identical bills ( which convert many small notices into
one large one ) weary the eye of the city dweller . The principle is employed ...
The principle of conspicuousness in numbers is , of course , well known to every
advertiser , whose rows of identical bills ( which convert many small notices into
one large one ) weary the eye of the city dweller . The principle is employed ...
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