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In looking round, then, for a patron for these ILLUstr ATIons, it was natural to have
recourse to him who was the original suggestor of the work which it is their object
to explain. Nor was I disappointed in my wish; your Lordship not only ...
In looking round, then, for a patron for these ILLUstr ATIons, it was natural to have
recourse to him who was the original suggestor of the work which it is their object
to explain. Nor was I disappointed in my wish; your Lordship not only ...
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To reckon up a few of the plainest of these parts, and of their offices, all tending to
one result: [Sce Plate I.]—We see a cylindrical box containing a coiled elastic
spring, which, by its endeavor to relax itself, turns round the box. We next observe
...
To reckon up a few of the plainest of these parts, and of their offices, all tending to
one result: [Sce Plate I.]—We see a cylindrical box containing a coiled elastic
spring, which, by its endeavor to relax itself, turns round the box. We next observe
...
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Or shall it, instead of this, all at once turn us round to an opposite conclusion, viz
that no art or skill whatever has been concerned in the r business, although all
other evidences of art and skill re-o o main as they were, and this last and
supreme ...
Or shall it, instead of this, all at once turn us round to an opposite conclusion, viz
that no art or skill whatever has been concerned in the r business, although all
other evidences of art and skill re-o o main as they were, and this last and
supreme ...
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The cornea, or outermost coat of the eye, is rendered more round and prominent;
the crystalline lens underneath is pushed forwards; and the axis of vision, as the
depth of the eye is called, is elongated. These changes in the eye vary its power
...
The cornea, or outermost coat of the eye, is rendered more round and prominent;
the crystalline lens underneath is pushed forwards; and the axis of vision, as the
depth of the eye is called, is elongated. These changes in the eye vary its power
...
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The muscle is passed through a loop formed by another muscle; and is there
inflected, as if it were round a pulley. This is a peculiarity; and observe the
advantage of it. A single muscle with a straight tendon, which is the common
muscular ...
The muscle is passed through a loop formed by another muscle; and is there
inflected, as if it were round a pulley. This is a peculiarity; and observe the
advantage of it. A single muscle with a straight tendon, which is the common
muscular ...
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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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