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Accordingly we find , that the eye of a fish , in that part of it called the crystalline
lens , is much rounder than the eye of terrestrial animals . ( Plate 11. fig . 1. ] What
plainer manifestation of design can there be than this difference ? What could a ...
Accordingly we find , that the eye of a fish , in that part of it called the crystalline
lens , is much rounder than the eye of terrestrial animals . ( Plate 11. fig . 1. ] What
plainer manifestation of design can there be than this difference ? What could a ...
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The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terrestrial animals , exhibit
certain distinctions of structure adapted to their state ... To which we have to add ,
that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indolent state , appear to be adjusted to
near ...
The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terrestrial animals , exhibit
certain distinctions of structure adapted to their state ... To which we have to add ,
that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indolent state , appear to be adjusted to
near ...
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It is observable , that this provision is not found in fish ; the element in which they
live supplying a constant lotion It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as
a piece of mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances ...
It is observable , that this provision is not found in fish ; the element in which they
live supplying a constant lotion It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as
a piece of mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances ...
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It is not found in the ears of fish ; which furnishes an additional proof of what
indeed is indicated by everything 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 ...
It is not found in the ears of fish ; which furnishes an additional proof of what
indeed is indicated by everything 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 ...
Pagina 30
In one of these cases , the use here assigned to a * As the ear of man and fish
has been described , it may not be improper in this place to state , that the other
classes of animals are no less admirably provided with an ear , adapted to their ...
In one of these cases , the use here assigned to a * As the ear of man and fish
has been described , it may not be improper in this place to state , that the other
classes of animals are no less admirably provided with an ear , adapted to their ...
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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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