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Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818 / Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts
(1803)

Chapter II: Optics or vision--at what distance objects appear largest--axis of vision--quality or field of vision--ground apparently altered by situation of the spectator--reflections from the surface of water explained and applied--different effects of light on different objects--example,   pp. 16-28

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