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ENGINEERING problems demand a knowledge of the relation between energy stimulus and the resulting sensation. In the field of acoustics, scales of ‘loudness’ have been derived which are of engineering value.
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HOPKINSON, R. Light Energy and Brightness Sensation. Nature 178, 1065–1066 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781065c0
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