| William Nicholson - 1809 - 726 pages
...seen, for distance being a line directed endwise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. But Mr. M'Lanrin observes, that the distance here spoken of, is distance from the eye ; and that what... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 424 pages
...seen, for, distance being a line directed endwise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. But Mr. M'Laurin observes, that the distance here spoken of is distance from the eye ; and that what... | |
| George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye. Which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. III. I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably... | |
| George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye. Which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. III. I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. " I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably remote,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. " I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably remote,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 510 pages
...seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. " I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably remote,... | |
| Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach - 1832 - 186 pages
...For distance being a line, directed end-wise to the 102 eye, it projects only one point at the bottom of the eye. Which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. — I find it also acknowledged that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably remote,... | |
| Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach - 1832 - 180 pages
...For " distance being a line directed end- wise to the " eye, it projects only one point in the fund of " the eye; which point remains invariably the " same, whether the distance be longer or shor" ter. I find it also acknowledged, that the " estimate we make of the distance of objects con"... | |
| 1838 - 428 pages
...him ; " for distance being a line directed endwise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the same,...refutes the popular objections to his principles, and applies them successfully to explaining all the observed phenomena of sight. Obvious facts show... | |
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