A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . *mmmg^m OF REFRACTED OR BROKEN LIGHT. CHAT. XL H e laft light of the fecond divificn is ( as the Philofb-phers fay) that which is ingendrcd by the direct light,as it falleth vpon glafles,Chriftals,water,armour,, asareaptto ingenderthcfame. And it is that multitude of beames, which arcreflected round about, at the touching of the directlight, in each ofthefaidethinges; efpeciallyifitbcthe light of the funne, and by day; Howbeit,thc felfclame commeth to pafle, from the beames of the moone in the
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . *mmmg^m OF REFRACTED OR BROKEN LIGHT. CHAT. XL H e laft light of the fecond divificn is ( as the Philofb-phers fay) that which is ingendrcd by the direct light,as it falleth vpon glafles,Chriftals,water,armour,, asareaptto ingenderthcfame. And it is that multitude of beames, which arcreflected round about, at the touching of the directlight, in each ofthefaidethinges; efpeciallyifitbcthe light of the funne, and by day; Howbeit,thc felfclame commeth to pafle, from the beames of the moone in the night, orfcom fome lmaU candle, or burning fire. Neither doe I hcere holde it Nn iy. nccei:. 150 THE EOV%TR ® 0 0 J^E. ncccflary,to difcourfc of this at large;infbmuch as refraction, is nothing cl«but the breaking of the direcl light vpponthefe bodies .-which it caftcthrounde about in euery place 3 as may be feene in clcare water,towardcs thebottome; as alfb vpon the vppcr fuperficies next to our eic. _ —^
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