Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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[41.] Demonstration.
[42.] Remarks.
[43.] Method V.
[44.] Operation, Without Compaſſes.
[45.] Demonstration.
[46.] Remark.
[47.] Corollary.
[48.] Method VI.
[49.] Operation.
[50.] Demonstration.
[51.] Remarks.
[52.] Corollary.
[53.] Problem II.
[54.] Remark.
[55.] Problem III.
[56.] Method. II.
[57.] Problem IV.
[58.] Example I.
[59.] Example II.
[60.] Remarks.
[61.] Example III. 48. To throw a circle into Perſpective.
[62.] Remarks.
[63.] Prob. V. 50. To find the Repreſentation of a Point, elevated above the Geometrical Planc.
[64.] Operation.
[65.] Demonstration.
[66.] Prob. VI. 52. To throm a Pyramid, or Cone, into Perſpective.
[67.] 53. To determine the viſible Part of the Baſe of a Cone.
[68.] Operation.
[69.] Demonstration.
[70.] Remarks.
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            rence with the Geometrical Line; </s>
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            <emph style="sc">Demonstration</emph>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s693" xml:space="preserve">Firſt continue the Line E a, until it meets
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            the Horizontal Line in D, and draw a Line
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            from D to the Eye, and another through the Eye
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            parallel to the Baſe Line.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s695" xml:space="preserve">Then the Parallels O M and F C are at the
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            ſame Diſtance from each other, as L D is from
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            E B; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s696" xml:space="preserve">whence it follows, that F O is equal to E D,
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            and therefore O D is parallel to A F. </s>
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            the Appearance of E A, is a Part of E D. </s>
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            preſentation of B A is a Part of B a.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Remarks</emph>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s700" xml:space="preserve">40. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s701" xml:space="preserve">When there are no Lines drawn, and we
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            would uſe this Method, the Horizontal Line
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            may be laid aſide; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s702" xml:space="preserve">and then having firſt drawn
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            the Geometrical Line, whoſe Diſtance from
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            the Baſe Line is equal to the Length of the Ray,
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            we aſſume the Diſtance from the Eye to the
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            Geometrical Line, equal to the Height of the
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            Eye.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s704" xml:space="preserve">Although this Method appears uſeleſs, as being
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            more difficult than the precedent ones, yet in
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            the Eighth Chapter we have ſhewn the Uſe that
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            may be drawn from it.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Corollary</emph>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s706" xml:space="preserve">41. </s>
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            Station Point, are all perpendicular to the Baſe
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