Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · Newton, University Prints · leaf 99
amount of this convergence. The sameprinciple applies when we see objects of fairly known sizeat varying distances. A man at a distance of a hundredyards makes a much smaller image upon our retina than oneat a distance of ten yards, and we can measure the relativedistance of the one and the other… … The Larger Vision ^:^ remoter figures smaller, if they are to make their properimpression upon the eye. The art of so representing them isthe art of linear perspective. But distance affects our vision in other ways which undercertain circumstances become more important. Thus, aman at a distance of…
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