A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF THE SHADDOVVES OF THE BODIES ACCORDING TO THESIGHT OPTICAL L. CHAT. N s 6 m v c h as the Direct lines arc not diminished or{hortned either a little aboue,or a little below the Op-ticallline, the fhaddowes being accompanied withdainty fweetenes, are lefle apparant, if not accordingto the increafe of the lines defcribed in the body a-boue, yet at the leaft in the declyning of the forepartsbelow. So that there is but little lhaddow required inbodies, according to this fight, faueonely that the lo- wer and hinde
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . OF THE SHADDOVVES OF THE BODIES ACCORDING TO THESIGHT OPTICAL L. CHAT. N s 6 m v c h as the Direct lines arc not diminished or{hortned either a little aboue,or a little below the Op-ticallline, the fhaddowes being accompanied withdainty fweetenes, are lefle apparant, if not accordingto the increafe of the lines defcribed in the body a-boue, yet at the leaft in the declyning of the forepartsbelow. So that there is but little lhaddow required inbodies, according to this fight, faueonely that the lo- wer and hinder parts of the body, arelightned, by the reflexions of the Primary light,which falleth vpon the parts nere thervnto. But the fhaddowesand lights are much more apparant in the fight Anopticall,becaufc(by rea-fon of the turning of the part fee ne below, on the fide contrary to the lightwhich beginneth as it were to retire towards the vper endeofthelighteftpart)there is a very great reflexion ingedred,like vnto that,which the Snn-Bcames make, when they Aide along vppon the Sea at Sun-rifing. But be-caufe thefe rules & obfervations of the radiation
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