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To some it may appear a difference sufficient to destroy all similitude between the
eye and the telescope , that the one is a perceiving organ , the other an
unperceiving instrument . The fact is , that they are both instruments . And , as to
the ...
To some it may appear a difference sufficient to destroy all similitude between the
eye and the telescope , that the one is a perceiving organ , the other an
unperceiving instrument . The fact is , that they are both instruments . And , as to
the ...
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The change , though sufficient for the purpose , is so minute as to elude ordinary ,
observation . Some very late discoveries , deduced from a iaborious and most
accurate inspection of the structure and operation of the organ , seem at length to
...
The change , though sufficient for the purpose , is so minute as to elude ordinary ,
observation . Some very late discoveries , deduced from a iaborious and most
accurate inspection of the structure and operation of the organ , seem at length to
...
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... 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 form , would have been sufficient
, if ...
... 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 form , would have been sufficient
, if ...
Pagina 27
Its general form , however , both external and internal , is sufficient to show that it
is an instrument adapted 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 ...
Its general form , however , both external and internal , is sufficient to show that it
is an instrument adapted 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 ...
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Behind the drum of the ear is a second cavity , or barrel , called the tympanum .
The eustachian tube is a slender pipe , but sufficient for the passage of air ,
leading from this cavity into the back part of the mouth . Now , it would not have
done to ...
Behind the drum of the ear is a second cavity , or barrel , called the tympanum .
The eustachian tube is a slender pipe , but sufficient for the passage of air ,
leading from this cavity into the back part of the mouth . Now , it would not have
done to ...
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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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