Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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[Item 1.]
[2.] South Librarp.
[3.] AN ESSAY ON PERSPECTIVE.
[4.] MAX--INSTITUT FOR WISSEESCHICHTE Bibliothek
[5.] TO Mr. William Kent.
[6.] The AuTHOR’S PREFACE.
[7.] ERRATA.
[8.] AN ESSAY ON PERSPECTIVE. CHAP. I. Definitions.
[9.] CHAP. II. The Theory of Perſpective. Lemma.
[10.] Theorem I.
[11.] Corollary I.
[12.] Corollary II.
[13.] Corollary III.
[14.] Theorem II.
[15.] Corollary I.
[16.] Corollary II.
[17.] Theorem III.
[18.] Theorem IV.
[19.] Corollary I.
[20.] Corollary II.
[21.] Corollary III.
[22.] Corollary IV.
[23.] Theorem V.
[24.] Theorem VI.
[25.] Corollary.
[26.] CHAP. III.
[27.] Problem I.
[28.] Operation.
[29.] Demonstration.
[30.] Remarks.
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          <head xml:id="echoid-head7" xml:space="preserve">AN
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          ESSAY
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          ON
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          PERSPECTIVE.</head>
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            <emph style="sc">Definitions</emph>
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              <emph style="sp">PERSPECTIVE</emph>
            teaches us
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            the Manner of Delineating by
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            Mathematical Rules; </s>
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            ſhews us how to draw geometri-
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            cally upon a Plane, the Repre-
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            ſentations of Objects according
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            to their Dimenſions and different Situations; </s>
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            ſuch manner, that the ſaid Repreſentations pro-
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            duce the ſame Effects upon our Eyes, as the Ob-
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            jects whereof they are the Pictures.</s>
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