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Nature's laws and the making of pictures (1903)

Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 60

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le,so we ought to make a small allowance for refrac-tion if we wish to carry these window-pane picturesout exactly. It is hardly worth while troublingabout them, though, for it is only in the extremecorners of the pictures that it would be noticeable. As there is a good deal of confusion in… … Here is a man drawing on a window-pane theobjects outside. He need not know any rulesto do this. The only important thing for himto remember is to keep his head quite still, and toshut one eye. If he draws round the outline ofeverything he sees outside, he will make a perfectlycorrect picture of…

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