Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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[31.] Method II.
[32.] Operation.
[33.] Demonstration.
[34.] Remarks.
[35.] Method III.
[36.] Operation.
[37.] Demonstration.
[38.] Remark.
[39.] Method. IV.
[40.] Operation, Without Compaſſes.
[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.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s398" xml:space="preserve">For the Horizontal Plane, is parallel to the
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            Geometrical Plane.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Corollary</emph>
          III.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s400" xml:space="preserve">16. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s401" xml:space="preserve">The Repreſentations of all Lines parallel to
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            the ſtation Line, concur in the Point of Sight.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s403" xml:space="preserve">This follows, becauſe the principal Ray is
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            parallel to the ſaid Lines.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Corollary</emph>
          IV.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s405" xml:space="preserve">17. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s406" xml:space="preserve">Two or more equal Lines being perpendicular,
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            or equally inclined the ſame Way, to the ſame Line pa-
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            rallel to the Station Line, have their Repreſentations
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            concurring in the principal Point.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s408" xml:space="preserve">Becauſe all theſe Lines are parallel and equal,
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            the Line paſſing through their Vertices, is pa-
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            rallel to that paſſing through their Baſes, and
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            this being parallel to the Station Line, it fol-
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            lows, that the Appearances of the ſaid
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            and parallel Lines concur in the principal
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            Point.</s>
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            <emph style="sc">Theorem</emph>
          V.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s410" xml:space="preserve">18. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s411" xml:space="preserve">The Appearance of an indefinite Line does not
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            alter, when the Eye moves in a Line parallel to a
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            propoſed Line.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s413" xml:space="preserve">The Repreſentation of this Line, is the In-
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            terſection of the perſpective Plane, and a Plane
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            paſſing through the Eye and the ſaid Line. </s>
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            the Eye remains in the ſame Plane, when it
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            moves in a Line parallel to the propoſed Line;
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s415" xml:space="preserve">and conſequently the Appearance of this laſt
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            Line, will not be changed by that Motion.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s417" xml:space="preserve">Note, This Demonſtration doth not extend
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            to any particular Part of the given Line, but on-
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            ly to the Line in general.</s>
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