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Pagina 32
From plants we may proceed to oviparous animals; from seeds to eggs. Now, I
say, that the bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays
, as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops; and no other, nor greater.
From plants we may proceed to oviparous animals; from seeds to eggs. Now, I
say, that the bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays
, as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops; and no other, nor greater.
Pagina 33
The plant has no design in producing the seed, no comprehension of the nature
or use of what it produces; the bird with respect to its egg, is not above the plant
with respect to its seed. Neither the one nor the other bears that sort of relation to
...
The plant has no design in producing the seed, no comprehension of the nature
or use of what it produces; the bird with respect to its egg, is not above the plant
with respect to its seed. Neither the one nor the other bears that sort of relation to
...
Pagina 120
A chicken runs off as soon as it is hatched from the egg; yet a chicken,
considered geometrically, and with relation to its centre of gravity, its line of
direction, and its equilibrium, is a very irregular solid. Is this gift, therefore, or
instruction?
A chicken runs off as soon as it is hatched from the egg; yet a chicken,
considered geometrically, and with relation to its centre of gravity, its line of
direction, and its equilibrium, is a very irregular solid. Is this gift, therefore, or
instruction?
Pagina 132
A gravid uterus would have been a troublesome burden to a bird in its flight. The
advantage, in this respect, of an oviparous procreation is, that whilst the whole
brood are hatched together, the eggs are excluded singly, and at considerable ...
A gravid uterus would have been a troublesome burden to a bird in its flight. The
advantage, in this respect, of an oviparous procreation is, that whilst the whole
brood are hatched together, the eggs are excluded singly, and at considerable ...
Pagina 133
Ten, fif. teen, or twenty young birds may be produced in one cletch or covey, yet
the parent bird have never been encumbered by the load of more than one full-
grown egg at one time. - VIII. A principal topic of comparison between animals, ...
Ten, fif. teen, or twenty young birds may be produced in one cletch or covey, yet
the parent bird have never been encumbered by the load of more than one full-
grown egg at one time. - VIII. A principal topic of comparison between animals, ...
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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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