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... But if any person does not understand these demonstra- 1 Edit . of Pena , pp . 17 , 18 , Paris , 1577 ; or Opera , by Gregory , pp . 619 , 620 . Oxon . 1703 . tions by means of lines , he will finally give 6 CHAP . I. THEOREMS OF EUCLID .
... But if any person does not understand these demonstra- 1 Edit . of Pena , pp . 17 , 18 , Paris , 1577 ; or Opera , by Gregory , pp . 619 , 620 . Oxon . 1703 . tions by means of lines , he will finally give 6 CHAP . I. THEOREMS OF EUCLID .
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Its History, Theory, and Construction David Brewster. tions by means of lines , he will finally give his assent to them when he has made the following experiment : - Standing near a column , and shutting each of the eyes in succession ...
Its History, Theory, and Construction David Brewster. tions by means of lines , he will finally give his assent to them when he has made the following experiment : - Standing near a column , and shutting each of the eyes in succession ...
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... means of their optical axes . ever body , therefore , each eye sees with the eyes conjoined , the common sense makes a single notion , not composed of the two which belong to each eye , but belonging and accommodated to the imaginative ...
... means of their optical axes . ever body , therefore , each eye sees with the eyes conjoined , the common sense makes a single notion , not composed of the two which belong to each eye , but belonging and accommodated to the imaginative ...
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... means by which we obtain our knowledge of distances by the Eye . " Ever since that date he was familiar with the idea , that the relief of solid bodies seen by the eye was 1 As Mr. Wheatstone himself describes the dissimilar pictures or ...
... means by which we obtain our knowledge of distances by the Eye . " Ever since that date he was familiar with the idea , that the relief of solid bodies seen by the eye was 1 As Mr. Wheatstone himself describes the dissimilar pictures or ...
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... means of which we see those objects in the position which they occupy , that is , in the direction and at the distance at which they exist . Every visible object radiates , or throws out in all direc- tions , particles or rays of light ...
... means of which we see those objects in the position which they occupy , that is , in the direction and at the distance at which they exist . Every visible object radiates , or throws out in all direc- tions , particles or rays of light ...
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The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction Sir David Brewster, Sir No preview available - 2015 |
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achromatic Aguilonius angle apparent magnitude appear artist beautiful binocular camera binocular centre binocular pictures binocular slides binocular vision Castle chapter colour combined concave concave lens converging the optic convex Daguerreotype diagram different distances dissimilar pictures distinct vision drawing effect exhibit experiment Façade Fcap figures focal length Fribourg Front view frustum Genoa glass History hollow cone illusion instrument inverted LADY landscape left eye lens lenses lenticular stereoscope light look LORD Meiringen monocular nearer object observer obtained optic axes Padua Palace Panorama paper Perspective photograph plane pictures Plates point of sight Pompeii Portrait Post 8vo prism produced pyramid raised cone rays reflecting stereoscope reflexion refracted relief representations retina right eye Rome Rosenlaui Rouen sculpture Second Edition seen shew shewn in Fig side single sitter solid statue stereo stereoscopic vision summit suppose surface taken tance telescope Third Edition united image Venice Vols Wheatstone Woodcuts
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