Lucretius On the Nature of Things

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26 45. He shows that images, of exquisite subtlety, are emitted from the surfaces of objects, which are for the most part unseen, but which are observed when reflected from a mirror, or any smooth surface, ver. 46 108. Besides these images de- tached from bodies, there are others spontaneously generated in the air, ver. 109216. He demonstrates that vision is produced by the impact of images on the eyes, ver. 217 239. He then solves various questions re- lating to images in mirrors, and to light... and shade, ver. 240 379. He shows that the senses may be trusted, though some would question their evidence ; and that false opinions arise from false reasoning about the testimony of the senses, ver. 380 469. Pursues the subject more fully, refuting the Academics, ver. 470 523. Proceeding to the other senses, he asserts that voice and sounds are of a corporeal substance, and dis- courses on the nature and formation of the voice, ver. 524 565. Speaks of the diffusion, reverberation, and penetration of sounds, ver.

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