 Why this celestial vault appears more distant towards the horizon, than towards the zenith, will afterwards appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more distant, become more faint and languid, and are tinged more with the azure of the...  The Senses and the Intellect - Side 370af Alexander Bain - 1855 - 614 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas Reid - 1785 - 572 sider
...the zenith, will afterwards appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more diftant, become more faint and languid, and are tinged more with the azure of the intervening atmofphere : to this we may add, that their minute parts become more indiftinct, and their outline... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1810 - 502 sider
...vault appears more distant towards the horizon, than towards the zenith, will afterwards appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more...objects at very different distances, upon the same canvas. And the diminution of the magnitude of an object, would not have the effect of making it appear... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 sider
...zenith, will afterward appear. 3. The eolours of objeets, aeeording as they are more distant, beeome more faint and languid, and are tinged more with the...atmosphere: to this we may add, that their minute parts beeome more indistinet, and their outline less aeeurately defined. It is by these means ehiefly, that... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 434 sider
...celestial vault appears more distant toward the horizon, than toward the zenith, will afterward appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more...more indistinct, and their outline less accurately denned. It is by these means chiefly, that painters can represent objects at very different distances,... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1823 - 320 sider
...vault appears more distant towards the horizon, than towards the zenith, will afterwards appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more...objects at very different distances, upon the same canvas. And the diminution of the magnitude of an object, would not have the effect of making it appear... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1823 - 350 sider
...fi. The colours of ohjects, according as they are more distant, hecome more faint and languid, mul are tinged more with the azure of the intervening atmosphere : to this we may add, that their ininute parts hecome' more indistinct, and their outline less accurately defined. It is hjr these means... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1846 - 1080 sider
...vault appears more distant towards the horizon, tlian towards the zenith, will afterwards appear. 3. The colours of objects, according as they are more...distances, upon the same canvass. And the diminution of (lie magnitude of an object would not have the effect of making it appear to be at a great distance,... | |
 | 1871 - 630 sider
...confused statements, obscure subjects, meanings, or allusions. " The colours of objects, according as thoy are more distant, become more faint and languid, and...intervening atmosphere. To this we may add that their minut« parts bec'-me more indistinct, and their outline less accurately defined." — Seid. "Amphion... | |
 | Charles John Smith - 1890 - 802 sider
...¡So we speak of indistinct ideas, confused statements, obscure subject*, meanings, or allusions. " The colours of objects, according as they are more distant, become more taint and languid, and are tinged rtfore with the azure of the intervening atmosphere. To this we may... | |
 | Charles John Smith - 1893 - 796 sider
...confused statements, obscure subjects, meanings, or allusions. " The colours of objects, according aa they are more distant, become more faint and languid,...indistinct, and their outline less accurately defined." — RRID. " Amphion so made stones and timber leap Into fair figures from a confused heap." " These... | |
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