Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written : the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts (1805)
Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818, Repton, J. Adey (John Adey), 1775-1860 · London : Printed by T. Bensley ... for J. Taylor ... · leaf 56
und beyond it,we lose all advantage of reflection from the distant ground ortrees: tliis is the case with pieces of water near the house inmany places, for all ponds on high ground present a constantglare of light from the sky; but the trees beyond can never be 37 reflected on tlie surface, because… … The spectator at A. in looking on the upper water will seeonly sky; because the angle of incidence B. and that of reflection C.being equal, the latter passes over the top of the trees D. onlower ground: but the same spectator A. in looking on the lowerwater, Avill see the trees E. reflected on its…
