elevation thanthe eye, and with its extremities on the same leveland unequally distant from the eye, we shall findthat the ray of light which conveys to the eye theimage of the distant extremity is higher in itscourse towards the eye, than the ray of light which THE Decorators assistant. I<:!9… … to tend upwards from the nearest point. Com-paring this effect with that of the apparent upwardtendency, as the distance is increased, nf the streeton which the spectator is supposed to stand in theexample before referred to, we perceive that thesame reason accounts for the appearance…
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