Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 14
... organ , the other an unperceiving instru- ment . The fact is , that they are both instruments . And , as to the mechanism , at least as to mechanism being em- ́ployed , and even as to the kind of it , this circumstance va- ries not the ...
... organ , the other an unperceiving instru- ment . The fact is , that they are both instruments . And , as to the mechanism , at least as to mechanism being em- ́ployed , and even as to the kind of it , this circumstance va- ries not the ...
Pagina 16
... organ , first , to different degrees of light ; and , secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches to as many miles . These difficulties present not themselves to ...
... organ , first , to different degrees of light ; and , secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches to as many miles . These difficulties present not themselves to ...
Pagina 18
... organ to the perception of objects that lie near at hand , within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are placed at a considerable distance from it , that , for example , of as many furlongs ; ( I speak in ...
... organ to the perception of objects that lie near at hand , within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are placed at a considerable distance from it , that , for example , of as many furlongs ; ( I speak in ...
Pagina 19
... organ there must be , ) had long formed a subject of inquiry and conjecture . The change , though sufficient for the purpose , is so minute as to elude ordinary observation . Some very late discove- ries , deduced from a iaborious and ...
... organ there must be , ) had long formed a subject of inquiry and conjecture . The change , though sufficient for the purpose , is so minute as to elude ordinary observation . Some very late discove- ries , deduced from a iaborious and ...
Pagina 20
... organ would have to ope- rate under different circumstances , with strong degrees of light and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and these differences demanded , according to the laws by which the ...
... organ would have to ope- rate under different circumstances , with strong degrees of light and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and these differences demanded , according to the laws by which the ...
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