Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityJ. Faulder, 1809 - 548 pagina's |
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Pagina 19
... fish , in that part of it called the crystalline lens , is much rounder than the eye of terrestrial ani- mals . What plainer manifestation of design can there be than this difference ? What could a mathematical - instrument - maker have ...
... fish , in that part of it called the crystalline lens , is much rounder than the eye of terrestrial ani- mals . What plainer manifestation of design can there be than this difference ? What could a mathematical - instrument - maker have ...
Pagina 30
... fishes also , compared with those of terrestrial animals , exhibit certain distinctions of structure , adapted to their ... fish , in their natural and indolent state , ap- . pear to be adjusted to near objects , in 30 APPLICATION OF THE ...
... fishes also , compared with those of terrestrial animals , exhibit certain distinctions of structure , adapted to their ... fish , in their natural and indolent state , ap- . pear to be adjusted to near objects , in 30 APPLICATION OF THE ...
Pagina 31
... fish's eye being in a much higher degree convex than that of land - ani- mals , a corresponding difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is through out calculated for flattening the eye . The iris also in the eyes of ...
... fish's eye being in a much higher degree convex than that of land - ani- mals , a corresponding difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is through out calculated for flattening the eye . The iris also in the eyes of ...
Pagina 35
... fish , —the element in which they live supplying a constant lotion to the eye . It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as a piece of mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances , the nictitating ...
... fish , —the element in which they live supplying a constant lotion to the eye . It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as a piece of mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances , the nictitating ...
Pagina 46
... fish ; which furnishes an additional proof of what indeed is indicated by every thing about it , that it is appropriated to the action of air , or of an elastic medium . It bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , 46 ...
... fish ; which furnishes an additional proof of what indeed is indicated by every thing about it , that it is appropriated to the action of air , or of an elastic medium . It bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , 46 ...
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