 | George Berkeley (bp. of Cloyne.) - 1732 - 388 pages
...and immediately, cannot be feen. For Diftance being a Line directed end-wife to the Eye, it projeds only one Point in the Fund of the" Eye, which Point remains invariably the fame, whewhether the Diftance be longer or fhorter. III. I find it alfo acknowledged, that the Eftimate... | |
 | Colin MacLaurin, Patrick Murdoch - 1750 - 492 pages
...thin diilance, of itfeif and immediately, cannot be Teen. For diftance being a line direfted endwife to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, ' which point remains invariably (he lame, whether the dif' tance be longer or fhorter." The di;hnce here fpoken of, is dillance from... | |
 | Colin MacLaurin - 1750 - 474 pages
...of itfeif and immediately, cannot be feen. I'or diftauce being a line directed end wife to the tyr, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the fiine, whether the diftance bq longer or morter." The diftance here fpoken of, is dt/lance from the... | |
 | 1763 - 1246 pages
...that diftance cannot of itfelf and immediately be feen, for diftance being a line directed endwile to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the fame, whether the diftance be longer or flutter. But Mr.Mac-Laurin oblerves, thi't the diftance here... | |
 | Colin MacLaurin - 1775 - 468 pages
...and immediately, cannot be feen. For diftance being a line direfted endwife to the eye, it proje&s only one point in the fund of the eye, which point remains invariably the fame, whether the diftance be longer or ftiorter.'' The diftance here fpoken of, is diftance from the... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 726 pages
...place. Dr. Bcrkely, in hi* essay on vision, maintains that distance cannot of itself and immediately be seen, for distance being a line directed endwise...the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. But Mr. M'Lanrin observes, that the distance here spoken of, is distance from the eye ; and that what... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 424 pages
...place. Dr. Berkley, in his essay on vision, maintains, that distance cannot of itself and immediately be seen, for, distance being a line directed endwise...the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. But Mr. M'Laurin observes, that the distance here spoken of is distance from the eye ; and that what... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...proceeded on wrong principles. II. It is, I think, agreed by all, that distance of itself, and immediately, cannot be seen. For distance being a line directed...the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. III. I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...proceeded on wrong principles. II. It is, I think, agreed by all, that distance of itself, and immediately, cannot be seen. For distance being a line directed...the same, whether the distance be longer or shorter. III. I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...and explains with the greatest precision, in what particulars his own opinion differs from theirs. " It is, I think, agreed by all, that distance, of itself,...shorter. " I find it also acknowledged, that the estimate we make of the distance of objects considerably remote, is rather an act of judgment grounded on experience,... | |
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It is, I think, agreed by all, that distance of itself, and immediately, cannot be seen. For distance being a line directed end-wise to the eye, it projects only one point in the fund of the eye. Which point remains invariably the same, whether the distance... 
