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In looking round , then , for a patron for these ILLUSTRATIONS , 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 ILLUSTRATIONS , 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 ...
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 ...
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Or shall it , instead of tnis , all at once turn us round to an opposite conclusion ,
viz that no art or skill whatever has been concerned in the business , although all
other evidences of art and skill remain as they were , and this last and supreme ...
Or shall it , instead of tnis , all at once turn us round to an opposite conclusion ,
viz that no art or skill whatever has been concerned in the business , although all
other evidences of art and skill remain 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 ...
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 ...
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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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