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Differences of perception by one eye and by both eyes.

OF THE EYE.

When both eyes direct the pyramid of sight to an object, that object becomes clearly seen and comprehended by the eyes.

Taken from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci edited by Jean Paul Richter, 1880.

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Notebooks of Leonoardo da Vinci
I: Prolegomena and General Introduction to the Book on Painting.
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6,
7,
8
General introductions to the book on Painting.
9,
10,
11,
12,
13
The plan of the book on Painting.
14,
15,
16,
17
The use of the book on Painting.
18
Necessity of theoretical knowledge.
19,
20
The function of the eye.
21,
22,
23,
24
Variability of the eye.
25
Differences of perception by one eye and by both eyes.
26,
27,
28,
29
The comparative size of the image depends on the amount of light.
30,
31,
32,
33,
34,
35,
36,
37,
38,
39
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