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... y laws by which the transmission and refraction of rays of T light are regulated. I
speak not of the origin of the laws themselves; but such laws being fixed, the
construction, , ... in both cases, is adapted to them. For instance; these laws
require, ...
... y laws by which the transmission and refraction of rays of T light are regulated. I
speak not of the origin of the laws themselves; but such laws being fixed, the
construction, , ... in both cases, is adapted to them. For instance; these laws
require, ...
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... being the case, and the difficulty to which the eye was to be adapted, we find its
several parts capable of being occasionally changed, and a most artificial
apparatus provided to produce that change. This is far beyond the common
regulator ...
... being the case, and the difficulty to which the eye was to be adapted, we find its
several parts capable of being occasionally changed, and a most artificial
apparatus provided to produce that change. This is far beyond the common
regulator ...
Pagina 21
The eyes of fishes also, compared with those of terrestrial animals, exhibit certain
distinctions of structure adapted to their state and element. We have already
observed upon the figure of the crystalline compensating by its roundness the ...
The eyes of fishes also, compared with those of terrestrial animals, exhibit certain
distinctions of structure adapted to their state and element. We have already
observed upon the figure of the crystalline compensating by its roundness the ...
Pagina 23
Within this socket it is embedded in fat, of all animal substances the best adapted
both to its repose and motion. It is sheltered by the eyebrows; an arch of hair,
which, like a thatched penthouse, prevents the sweat and moisture of the
forehead ...
Within this socket it is embedded in fat, of all animal substances the best adapted
both to its repose and motion. It is sheltered by the eyebrows; an arch of hair,
which, like a thatched penthouse, prevents the sweat and moisture of the
forehead ...
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Some single example was to be proposed; and the eye offered itself under the
advantage of admitting of a strict comparison with optical instruments. The ear, it
is probable, is no less artificially and mechanically adapted to its office than the ...
Some single example was to be proposed; and the eye offered itself under the
advantage of admitting of a strict comparison with optical instruments. The ear, it
is probable, is no less artificially and mechanically adapted to its office than the ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity |
| Auteur | William Paley |
| geïllustreerd door | James Paxton |
| Uitgever | Gould and Lincoln, 1855 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 24 jan 2017 |
| Lengte | 420 pagina's |
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