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The Desarguesian property, an implication of the constant curvature hypothesis was submitted to experimental test. This property requires that, if two vertices of a triangle are joined by segments to the opposite sides, these segments intersect. The results indicate that the property does hold for a significant portion of observers; others may be slightly non-Desarguesian.
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Foley, J.M. Visual space: a test of the constant curvature hypothesis. Psychon Sci 1, 9–10 (1964). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342762
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