Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1531" xml:space="preserve">G I: </s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1533" xml:space="preserve">: G F: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1534" xml:space="preserve">G O.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1536" xml:space="preserve">Again, becauſe the Triangles G I E and G C D
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            are ſimilar, we have</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1537" xml:space="preserve">G I: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1538" xml:space="preserve">G C:</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1539" xml:space="preserve">: G E: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1540" xml:space="preserve">G D.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1542" xml:space="preserve">And conſequently</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1543" xml:space="preserve">G F: </s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1545" xml:space="preserve">: G E: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1546" xml:space="preserve">G D.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1548" xml:space="preserve">And ſo the Triangles G F E, and G O D are
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            ſimilar; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1549" xml:space="preserve">and the Line F E A is parallel to O D:
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1550" xml:space="preserve">Whence it follows , that the Perſpective
              <note symbol="*" position="left" xlink:label="note-0116-01" xlink:href="note-0116-01a" xml:space="preserve">13.</note>
            E A, is a Part of E a D. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1551" xml:space="preserve">We demonſtrate in
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            the ſame Manner, that B a is the Perſpective
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            of B A, and ſo the Perſpective of the Point A,
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            the common Section of E A and B A, is a, the
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            Interſection of the Appearances of the ſaid two
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            Lines.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Prob</emph>
          . IV.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1553" xml:space="preserve">80. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1554" xml:space="preserve">To find the Repreſentation of a Line, per-
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            pendicular to the Geometrical Plane, when the per-
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            ſpective Plane is above the Eye.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1556" xml:space="preserve">In the Baſe Line B E, aſſume the Line E D,
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0116-02" xlink:href="note-0116-02a" xml:space="preserve">Fig. 43.</note>
            equal in Length to the propoſed Perpendicular;
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1557" xml:space="preserve">and draw C L, parallel to the Baſe Line, and
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            diſtant therefrom (for Example) {1/4} of the Height
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            of the Eye; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1558" xml:space="preserve">make F L equal to {3/4} of D E, and
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            draw the Lines E L and D F. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1559" xml:space="preserve">Note, if the
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            Diſtance from C L to B E, had been aſſumed
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            equal to a fifth Part of the Height of the Eye,
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            F L muſt have been aſſumed equal to {4/5} Parts of
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            E D. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1560" xml:space="preserve">Now let a be the Perſpective of the Foot
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            of the propoſed Perpendicular; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1561" xml:space="preserve">through which
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            draw a H parallel to the Baſe Line, and a I per-
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            pendicular to the ſaid Line; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1562" xml:space="preserve">then make a I equal
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            to G H, and the propoſed Perſpective will be
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            had. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1563" xml:space="preserve">The Demonſtration of this Operation is
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            manifeſt , in conſidering that D F and E
              <note symbol="*" position="left" xlink:label="note-0116-03" xlink:href="note-0116-03a" xml:space="preserve">56.</note>
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