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Projection  

Definition

  • Refers to a system based on projective geometry and used in art, architecture, cartography and other disciplines for representing three-dimensional objects or spaces on a two-dimensional surface by following strict conventions by which imaginary sight lines project from the observer's eye to the object, transmitting an image of the object to an intervening transparent surface, which is the picture plane [AAT, abbr.]

Notation

  • 121387

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C2CBV8G9-J

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