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Page 297
In explaining the phænomena of vision it has been usual to consider the eye as a
compound lens , through which the rays of light by refraction form on the retina ,
at a proper distance , an image corresponding to the object . According to the ...
In explaining the phænomena of vision it has been usual to consider the eye as a
compound lens , through which the rays of light by refraction form on the retina ,
at a proper distance , an image corresponding to the object . According to the ...
Page 496
place ourselves with regard to those objects , in such a manner that we cannot
see them without being struck by them . ... As the presence of a certain object has
a greater power than the remembrance of it , there is some other recollection or ...
place ourselves with regard to those objects , in such a manner that we cannot
see them without being struck by them . ... As the presence of a certain object has
a greater power than the remembrance of it , there is some other recollection or ...
Page 528
An object in relief must not be coloured ; one coloured must not have a real relief
. A new and just remark . In page 380 he introduces this anecdote• The
publishers of the Encyclopædia recompensed the domestic of the Chevalier de
Jaucourt ...
An object in relief must not be coloured ; one coloured must not have a real relief
. A new and just remark . In page 380 he introduces this anecdote• The
publishers of the Encyclopædia recompensed the domestic of the Chevalier de
Jaucourt ...
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