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PERSPECTIVE.
Every opaque and colourless body assumes the hue of the colour
reflected on it; as happens with a white wall.
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PERSPECTIVE.
That side of an object in light and shade which is towards the light
transmits the images of its details more distinctly and immediately
to the eye than the side which is in shadow.
PERSPECTIVE.
The solar rays reflected on a square mirror will be thrown back to
distant objects in a circular form.
PERSPECTIVE.
Any white and opaque surface will be partially coloured by
reflections from surrounding objects.
[Footnote 281. 282: The title line of these chapters is in the
original simply "pro", which may be an abbreviation for either
Propositione or Prospettiva--taking Prospettiva of course in its
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