Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 20
... living in air , and moving through it with great velocity , they require , for their safety , as well as for assisting them in descrying their prey , a power of seeing at a great distance ; a power , of which , in birds of rapine ...
... living in air , and moving through it with great velocity , they require , for their safety , as well as for assisting them in descrying their prey , a power of seeing at a great distance ; a power , of which , in birds of rapine ...
Pagina 59
... living , who has lately considered the subject of Animal Mechanism in its connexion with Natu- ral Theology , and has presented some striking and original views . These observations have been published as one of the treatises of the ...
... living , who has lately considered the subject of Animal Mechanism in its connexion with Natu- ral Theology , and has presented some striking and original views . These observations have been published as one of the treatises of the ...
Pagina 73
... living part . As the struc ture of the parts is originally perfected by the action of the vessels , the function or operation of the part is made the stimulus to those vessels . The cuticle on the hands wears away like a glove ; but the ...
... living part . As the struc ture of the parts is originally perfected by the action of the vessels , the function or operation of the part is made the stimulus to those vessels . The cuticle on the hands wears away like a glove ; but the ...
Pagina 90
... living body , and that , in estimating the properties of the machinery , we ought not to forget the influence of life , and that the natural ex- ercise of the parts , whether they be active or passive , is the stimulus to the ...
... living body , and that , in estimating the properties of the machinery , we ought not to forget the influence of life , and that the natural ex- ercise of the parts , whether they be active or passive , is the stimulus to the ...
Pagina 92
... living muscular fibre , reciprocal contraction and relaxation . This is the power we have to work with ; and the inquiry is , how this power is applied in the instance before us . There is pro- vided , in the central part of the body ...
... living muscular fibre , reciprocal contraction and relaxation . This is the power we have to work with ; and the inquiry is , how this power is applied in the instance before us . There is pro- vided , in the central part of the body ...
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