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and the humours of the eye, bear a complete resemblance to 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
...
and the humours of the eye, bear a complete resemblance to 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
...
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... position and action, to what an artist would and must employ, if he had the
same piece of workmanship to perform. [Plate II. Fig. 5 & 6.]f * As the rays of light
flowing from all the points of an object through the pupil of #. eye, by the
refraction of ...
... position and action, to what an artist would and must employ, if he had the
same piece of workmanship to perform. [Plate II. Fig. 5 & 6.]f * As the rays of light
flowing from all the points of an object through the pupil of #. eye, by the
refraction of ...
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... a reciprocal change is effected; but it is thus: The membrane itself is an elastic
substance, capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and
by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position.
... a reciprocal change is effected; but it is thus: The membrane itself is an elastic
substance, capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and
by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position.
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to its position.* Does not this, if anything can do it, bespeak an artist, master of his
work, acquainted with his materials: “Of a thousand other things,” say the French
academicians, “we perceive not the contrivance, because we understand them ...
to its position.* Does not this, if anything can do it, bespeak an artist, master of his
work, acquainted with his materials: “Of a thousand other things,” say the French
academicians, “we perceive not the contrivance, because we understand them ...
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In the structure of the eye, (for we adhere to our example,) in the figure and
position of it, several parts, the most exact order is maintained. In the forms of
rocks and mountains, in the lines which bound the coasts of continents and
islands, in the ...
In the structure of the eye, (for we adhere to our example,) in the figure and
position of it, several parts, the most exact order is maintained. In the forms of
rocks and mountains, in the lines which bound the coasts of continents and
islands, in the ...
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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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