Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 17
this mistake. But it is perfectly correct. Theshadows are parallel lines, and are bound toconverge ; and they do converge, as you maysee any day on a piece of flat ground whenthe sun is low. On a like principle, a rainbow is always a circleround the shadow of your own head ; the sunsrays, like the… … Now suppose your eye to be 24 feet above thelevel of the plain. You will make your men justsuch a size that it takes four of them to reach thehorizon—that is to say, that the height of eachfull-grown man will be one-quarter of the distancefrom the ground he stands on to the horizon. You will notice…
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