The Artisan, or, Mechanic's instructor : containing a popular, comprehensive and systematic view of the following sciences ... also biographical notices of eminent scientific men, enriched by portraits : with many interesting and valuable articles relating to the mechanical and useful arts : the whole intended as a companion to the institutes (1825)
Carey, George G · London : Printed for William Cole · leaf 454
we also observe constellations seems to be considerably a much greater yariety of nearer objects larger when it is near the horizon,- than almost in the same direction ; we cannot, when in the zenith. This will be under- therefore, help imagining them to be more stood by a reference to the… … therefore when the sun or moon is at A or in the dark winding passages, which lead to the place of exhibition. C, it will appear much larger than at B. The impressions of light on the retina, The faculty of judging of the actual dis- tance of objects, is an impediment to the appear to be always in…
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