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Pagina 17
Some eminent anatomists have doubted the muscularity of the iris , and have
given very different explanations of its motions , attributing the contraction and
dilatation either to the varied impulse of the blood in its vessels , or to its own vita
...
Some eminent anatomists have doubted the muscularity of the iris , and have
given very different explanations of its motions , attributing the contraction and
dilatation either to the varied impulse of the blood in its vessels , or to its own vita
...
Pagina 18
... still a contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris
alone occasions no contraction , although it is the part which really contracts
when the same light falls upon a distant part . The design here is too obvious to
need ...
... still a contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris
alone occasions no contraction , although it is the part which really contracts
when the same light falls upon a distant part . The design here is too obvious to
need ...
Pagina 21
... in a much higher degree convex than that of land animals , a corresponding
difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is throughout calculated
for flattening the eye . The iris also in the eyes of fish does not admit of
contraction .
... in a much higher degree convex than that of land animals , a corresponding
difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is throughout calculated
for flattening the eye . The iris also in the eyes of fish does not admit of
contraction .
Pagina 24
When the muscular contraction ( which is a positive , and , most probably , a
voluntary effort , ) ceases to be exerted , the elasticity alone of the membrane
brings it back again to its position . * Does not this , if 24 APPLICATION OF THE ...
When the muscular contraction ( which is a positive , and , most probably , a
voluntary effort , ) ceases to be exerted , the elasticity alone of the membrane
brings it back again to its position . * Does not this , if 24 APPLICATION OF THE ...
Pagina 25
But the contraction , necessary to draw the membrane over the whole eye ,
required a longer muscle than could lie straight at the bottom of the eye .
Therefore , in order to have a greater length in a less compass , the cord of the
main muscle ...
But the contraction , necessary to draw the membrane over the whole eye ,
required a longer muscle than could lie straight at the bottom of the eye .
Therefore , in order to have a greater length in a less compass , the cord of the
main muscle ...
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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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