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144.

The eye which looks (at a spot) half way between the shadow and the light which

p. 85

surrounds the body in shadow will see that the deepest shadows on that body will meet

the eye at equal angles, that is at the same angle as that of sight.

 65


Footnotes

85:65 : In both these diagrams A stands for lume (light) B for ombra (shadow).


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