The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete


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be called an imaginary idea than a real object; and this being its  
nature it occupies no space. Therefore an infinite number of lines  
may be conceived of as intersecting each other at a point, which has  
no dimensions and is only of the thickness (if thickness it may be  
called) of one single line.  
HOW WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT A SUPERFICIES TERMINATES IN A POINT?  
An angular surface is reduced to a point where it terminates in an  
angle. Or, if the sides of that angle are produced in a straight  
line, then--beyond that angle--another surface is generated,  
smaller, or equal to, or larger than the first.  
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OF DRAWING OUTLINE.  
Consider with the greatest care the form of the outlines of every  
object, and the character of their undulations. And these  
undulations must be separately studied, as to whether the curves are  
composed of arched convexities or angular concavities.  
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The nature of the outline.  
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