Remus Aer Tyro
Hama Cortis Merces
Sector Ala Mars
Sypho Tergum Oliva
Plebs Pallor Mora
Frenum Uncus Spicula
Saltus Scena Vestis
Moles Bidens Tibicen
Urna Ostrum Comes
The sides, which touch the vertical plane in the first position, are
respectively, in _a c d_ Moena, in _c d a_ Syce, in _d a c_ Alvus.
Take the shape Urna, Ostrum, Moles, Saltus, Scena, Sypho, Remus, Aer,
Tyro. This gives in _a c d_ the projection: Urna Moena, Ostrum Moena,
Moles Moena, Saltus Moena, Scena Moena, Vestis Moena. (If the different
positions of the cube are not well known, it is best to have a list of
the names before one, but in every case the block should also be built,
as well as the names used.) The same shape in the position _c d a_ is,
of course, expressed in the same words, but it has a different
appearance. The front face consists of the Syces of
Saltus Sypho Remus
Moles Plebs Hama
Urna Frenum Sector
And taking the shape we find we have Urna, and we know that Ostrum lies
behind Urna, and does not come in; next we have Moles, Saltus, and we
know that Scena lies behind Saltus and does not come in; lastly, we have
Sypho and Remus, and we know that Aer and Tyro are in the Y direction
from Remus, and so do not come in. Hence, altogether the projection will
consist only of the Syces of Urna, Moles, Saltus, Sypho, and Remus.
Next, taking the position _d a c_, the cubes in the front face have
their Alvus sides against the plane, and are:
Sector Ala Mars
Frenum Uncus Spicula
Urna Ostrum Comes
And, taking the shape, we find Urna, Ostrum; Moles and Saltus are hidden
by Urna, Scena is behind Ostrum, Sypho gives Frenum, Remus gives Sector,
Aer gives Ala, and Tyro gives Mars. All these are Alvus sides.
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