Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 360
THE EYE, AND THE PHENOMENA OF VISION. 355 an olject is from the eye, the less will be the inclination of the lines, and tholess the angle of vision. The nearer an object is to the eye, therefore, thelarger it will appear. Fig. 288. … Thus the trees and houses far down a street or avenue appear smaller thanthose near by, and tho size of a vessel seen at sea diminishes with the increaseof distance, as is shown in Fig. 288. Tho moon, on account of its proximity,appears much larger than any of the stars or planets, although \t is,…
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