Fechner's experimental esthetics was a quantitative approach to the empirical study of pleasing proportions.

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Fechner's experimental esthetics involved measuring people's responses to different visual stimuli in order to determine the mathematical relationships that were most aesthetically pleasing to them. It was a precursor to modern psychophysics and was a quantitative approach to the study of aesthetics.

Fechner's Experimental Esthetics Was a Quantitative Approach to the Empirical