Quadratasque procul turris cum cernimus urbis, propterea fit uti videantur saepe rutundae, angulus obtusus quia longe cernitur omnis, sive etiam potius non cernitur ac perit eius plaga nec ad nostras acies perlabitur ictus, aera per multum quia dum simulacra feruntur, cogit hebescere eum crebris offensibus aer.
And when afar off we see the foursquare towers of a city, they often appear to be round, for this reason, because every angle at a distance is seen blunted or rather it is not seen at all, its blow is lost and the stroke does not glide across to our eyes; because, while the images are rushing through a great space of air, the air with frequent buffetings forces it to become blunt.
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