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  • 1Perspective — Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 2Perspective plane — Perspective Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… …

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  • 3Perspective shell — Perspective Per*spec tive, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… …

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  • 4perspective — noun 1 in art ADJECTIVE ▪ distorted ▪ horizontal, vertical PREPOSITION ▪ in perspective, out of perspectiv …

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  • 5perspective — /pəˈspɛktɪv / (say puh spektiv) noun 1. the art of depicting on a flat surface, various objects, architecture, landscape, etc., in such a way as to express dimensions and spatial relations. 2. the relation of parts to one another and to the whole …

  • 6perspective scenery — ▪ theatre       in theatre, scenery and the scene design technique that represents three dimensional space on a flat surface, creating an illusion of reality and an impression of distance. Developed during the Italian Renaissance, perspective… …

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  • 7The Great Moment (1944 film) — Infobox Film name = The Great Moment (1944) image size = 215px caption = theatrical poster director = Preston Sturges producer = Buddy G. DeSylva Preston Sturges (uncredited) writer = René Fülöp Miller (book) Preston Sturges Ernst Laemmle… …

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  • 8The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… …

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  • 9The Feynman Lectures on Physics — by Richard Feynman, Robert Leighton, and Matthew Sands is perhaps Feynman s most accessible technical work and is considered a classic introduction to modern physics. It includes lectures on mathematics, electromagnetism, Newtonian physics,… …

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  • 10The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Classification Latter Day Saint movement Theology Nontrinitarian, Mormonism Governance …

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