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William Paley. refracted by a more convex surface than when it passes out of air
into the eye. 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 II. fig. 1.
] ...
William Paley. refracted by a more convex surface than when it passes out of air
into the eye. 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 II. fig. 1.
] ...
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The eyes of fishes also, compared with those of terrestrial animals, exhibit certain
distinctions of structure adapted to their ... To which we have to add, that the eyes
of fish, in their natural and indolent state, appear to be adjusted to near objects, ...
The eyes of fishes also, compared with those of terrestrial animals, exhibit certain
distinctions of structure adapted to their ... To which we have to add, that the eyes
of fish, in their natural and indolent state, appear to be adjusted to near objects, ...
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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 to the eye. It were, however, injustice to dismiss
the eye as a piece of mechanism, without noticing that most exquisite of all ...
It is observable, that this provision is not found in 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 ...
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Tran. 1796. o f Memoirs for a Natural History of Animals by the Royal Academy of
Sciences at Paris, done into English by order of the Royal Society 1701, p. 249. C
* As the ear of man and fish has been APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT. 4.
Tran. 1796. o f Memoirs for a Natural History of Animals by the Royal Academy of
Sciences at Paris, done into English by order of the Royal Society 1701, p. 249. C
* As the ear of man and fish has been APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT. 4.
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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 a ...
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 a ...
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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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