Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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[11] Plate 4.Page 24.Fig. 10.f F O G g V D N L a P E H I M A
[12] Plate 5.page 26.Fig. 11.O Y b X a E Z A B
[13] Fig. 12.M O Y F S C L D X a E B Z A
[14] Plate 6.page 28.Fig. 13.O D c b a g E G B A C
[15] Fig. 14.O b 1 2 3 a c 1 2 3 g D A C 3 1 2 2 1 3 B G
[16] page 28.Plate. 7Fig. 16Fig. 15O G F I Vl d c e m n b a h B A H M N C E P D L
[17] page 36.Plate 8Fig. 17O G F c d b a A B D C
[18] Page 36.Plate 9Fig. 18.G F C S V I E B A
[19] Fig. 19.O i M X L D @ b a
[20] Fig. 20.S x G n H S V D l R f Q m P t
[21] Fig. 21.I X f T L B N A C l M E F
[22] page 38Plate 10.Fig. 22.V F I N a G H M P D E B C L A
[23] Fig. 23.O F I H a G D E B C L A M
[24] Fig. 24.@ o f X a e A
[25] page 42Plate 11.Fig. 25.S F V M I N P H a L D E G C A B
[26] Fig. 26.Fig. 27.S V P Q R n l g h G H B N I A C M L
[27] page 46Plate 12.Fig. 28.
[28] Fig. 29.F S V q q q E L p p p I G H q D P n n n T R m m m C B Q A
[29] Fig. 30.O X E L N M G Z Y D
[30] Fig. 31.f 3 c l n m g 4
[31] page 48.Plate 13.Fig. 32.V S R L P B D Q T M I F A E Y C G O H Z N
[32] page 52.Plate. 14.Fig. 34D C F G A B H L E
[33] Fig. 33S X 8 1 h 6 g 3 z q 9 m 2 4 m a 5 Y
[34] Fig. 35O M D P T Q R m p q B A S C
[35] page 56.Plate. 15F H O Z D G
[36] Fig. 36T N M L a R Q E I A C P B
[37] Fig. 37F S V T I E M A N X P C B
[38] page 58.Plate. 16Fig. 39Fig. 38F Q O p l r s 1 2 3 4 G
[39] page 60.Plate. 17F V
[40] Fig. 40c θ b e a F G H I K L A B E C D
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            the Geometrical Plane, make Angles with the baſe
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            Line, equal to thoſe Angles that the Lines whereof
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            they are the Appearances, make with the Parallels
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            to the baſe Line, which cut them; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s291" xml:space="preserve">and conſequently
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            the ſaid Appearances are parallel between them-
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            ſelves.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s293" xml:space="preserve">This is evident, becauſe the Appearances of
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            Lines parallel to the baſe Line, are parallel to
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            the ſaid Line; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s294" xml:space="preserve">and the Appearances of the in-
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            clined Lines are parallel to theſe Lines.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Theorem</emph>
          II.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s296" xml:space="preserve">8, 9. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s297" xml:space="preserve">The Repreſentation of a Figure, parallel to
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            the perſpective Plane, is ſimilar to the ſaid Figure; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s298" xml:space="preserve">and
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            the Sides of the ſaid Figure are to their Repreſen-
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            tations, as the Diſtance of the Eye from the Plane
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            of the Figure, to the Diſtance of the Eye from the
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            perſpective Plane.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s300" xml:space="preserve">The given Figure is A B C D. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s301" xml:space="preserve">We are firſt to
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            prove, that its Repreſentation a b c d, is ſimilar
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            thereto; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s302" xml:space="preserve">that is, that the correſponding Angles
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            of theſe two Figures A B C D, a b c d, are equal,
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            and their Sides proportional.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s304" xml:space="preserve">I. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s305" xml:space="preserve">The Angles are equal, becauſe the
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            of which the two Figures conſiſt, are parallel be-
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            tween themſelves.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s307" xml:space="preserve">II. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s308" xml:space="preserve">In the ſimilar Triangles A D O, and a d o,
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            we have
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            A D: </s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s312" xml:space="preserve">O d.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s314" xml:space="preserve">And in the ſimilar Triangles O D C, and O d c,
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            we have
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            D C : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s315" xml:space="preserve">d c : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s316" xml:space="preserve">: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s317" xml:space="preserve">O D : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s318" xml:space="preserve">O d.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s319" xml:space="preserve">then
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            A D: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s320" xml:space="preserve">a d : </s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s322" xml:space="preserve">D c : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s323" xml:space="preserve">d c. </s>
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            altern. </s>
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            A D : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s326" xml:space="preserve">D C : </s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s328" xml:space="preserve">a d : </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s329" xml:space="preserve">d c.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s331" xml:space="preserve">And conſequently the Sides A D, and D C of
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            the Figure A B C D, are Proportional to </s>
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