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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
... be done without the organ itself undergoing an alteration and receiving an
adjustment , that might correspond with the exigency of the case , that is to say ,
with the different inclination to one another under which the rays of light reached
it .
... be done without the organ itself undergoing an alteration and receiving an
adjustment , that might correspond with the exigency of the case , that is to say ,
with the different inclination to one another under which the rays of light reached
it .
Pagina 27
... to the reception of sound ; that is to say , already knowing that sound consists
in pulses of the air , we perceive , in the structure of the ear , a suitableness to
receive impressions from this species of action , and to propagate these
impressions ...
... to the reception of sound ; that is to say , already knowing that sound consists
in pulses of the air , we perceive , in the structure of the ear , a suitableness to
receive impressions from this species of action , and to propagate these
impressions ...
Pagina 28
The office of the drum of the ear is to spread out an extended surface , capable of
receiving the impressions of sound , and of being put by them into a state of
vibration . The office of the stapes is to repeat these vibrations . It is a repeating ...
The office of the drum of the ear is to spread out an extended surface , capable of
receiving the impressions of sound , and of being put by them into a state of
vibration . The office of the stapes is to repeat these vibrations . It is a repeating ...
Pagina 31
Bad ef' fects therefore followed from this cavity being left open to the external air ;
yet , had the Author of nature shut it up by any other cover , than what was
capable , by its texture , of receiving vibrations from sound , and , by its connexion
with ...
Bad ef' fects therefore followed from this cavity being left open to the external air ;
yet , had the Author of nature shut it up by any other cover , than what was
capable , by its texture , of receiving vibrations from sound , and , by its connexion
with ...
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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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