“There are three aspects to perspective. The first has to do with how the size of objects seems to diminish according to distance: the second, the manner in which colors change the farther away they are from the eye; the third defines how objects ought to be finished less carefully the farther away they are.” FirstsSeemsEyeThreeObjectsColorPerspectiveOughtAspectThirdsDistanceSizeFinishedDiminish Book:Leonardo da Vinci's advice to artists Source: Leonardo da Vinci's advice to artists
“The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year.” YearsFirstsDoeSeemsDeathGoneDistanceComing BackArdent Author:Emily Dickinson
“It was precisely this notion of infinite series which in the sixth century BC led the Greek philosopher Zeno to conclude that since an arrow shot towards a target first had to cover half the distance, and then half the remainder, and then half the remainder after that, and so on ad infinitum, the result was, as I will now demonstrate, that though an arrow is always approaching its target, it never quite gets there, and Saint Sebastian died of fright.” FirstsResultsHalfCenturyShotsDiedInfiniteDistanceSeriesNotionSaintPhilosopherGreekTargetAdsNever QuitArrowsFrightGreek Philosopher Book:Jumpers Source: Jumpers
“The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.” FirstsShowsLightEyeSunWeakSightDistanceCloudsHarmRisingGlobesSunriseBeamHastySun Rise Book:The poetical works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Source: The poetical works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham