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Pagina 15
... one another , in their figure , their position , and in their power over the rays of
light , viz . in bringing each pencil to a point at the right distance from the lens ;
namely , in the eye , at the exact place where ne membrane is spread to receive it
.
... one another , in their figure , their position , and in their power over the rays of
light , viz . in bringing each pencil to a point at the right distance from the lens ;
namely , in the eye , at the exact place where ne membrane is spread to receive it
.
Pagina 18
... the power of contracting when light falls on another membrane , for the
protection of that membrane ? although it does not contract wben the light falls
apun itself alone ? -- [ Ed . * ' The focus of the refracted rays must fall exactly on
the retina ...
... the power of contracting when light falls on another membrane , for the
protection of that membrane ? although it does not contract wben the light falls
apun itself alone ? -- [ Ed . * ' The focus of the refracted rays must fall exactly on
the retina ...
Pagina 24
... a constant lotion It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as a piece of
mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances , the
nictitating membrane , which is found in the eyes of birds and of many
quadrupeds .
... a constant lotion It were , however , injustice to dismiss the eye as a piece of
mechanism , without noticing that most exquisite of all contrivances , the
nictitating membrane , which is found in the eyes of birds and of many
quadrupeds .
Pagina 25
In the configuration of the muscle which , though placed behind the eye , draws
the nictitating membrane over the eye , there is , what the authors just now
quoted , deservedly call a marvellous mechanism . I suppose this structure to be
found ...
In the configuration of the muscle which , though placed behind the eye , draws
the nictitating membrane over the eye , there is , what the authors just now
quoted , deservedly call a marvellous mechanism . I suppose this structure to be
found ...
Pagina 27
... a thin ' membrane , like the pelt of a druni , stretched across this passage upon
a bony rim : of a chain of moveable , and infinitely curious bones , forming a com
1 munication , and the only communication that can be observed APPLICATION ...
... a thin ' membrane , like the pelt of a druni , stretched across this passage upon
a bony rim : of a chain of moveable , and infinitely curious bones , forming a com
1 munication , and the only communication that can be observed APPLICATION ...
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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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