Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 110
... wings of a bird always corres- pond : the two sides of a feather frequently do not . In cen- tipedes , millepedes , and that whole tribe of insects , no two legs on the same side are alike ; yet there is the most exact parity between ...
... wings of a bird always corres- pond : the two sides of a feather frequently do not . In cen- tipedes , millepedes , and that whole tribe of insects , no two legs on the same side are alike ; yet there is the most exact parity between ...
Pagina 115
... of fishes , the painted wings of butterflies and beetles , the rich colors and spotted lustre of many tribes of insects * Keill's Anat . p . 45 . There are parts also of animals ornamental , and the REGARDED AS A MASS . 115.
... of fishes , the painted wings of butterflies and beetles , the rich colors and spotted lustre of many tribes of insects * Keill's Anat . p . 45 . There are parts also of animals ornamental , and the REGARDED AS A MASS . 115.
Pagina 126
... wings , composed of these feathers , although they may greatly assist it in run- ning , do not serve for flight . But under the present division of our subject , our busi- ness with feathers is , as they are the covering of the bird ...
... wings , composed of these feathers , although they may greatly assist it in run- ning , do not serve for flight . But under the present division of our subject , our busi- ness with feathers is , as they are the covering of the bird ...
Pagina 132
... wing or leg of a chicken . Now , the weight being the same , the diameter , it is evident , will be greater in a hollow bone than in a solid one , and with the diame- ter , as every mathematician can prove , is increased , cæteris ...
... wing or leg of a chicken . Now , the weight being the same , the diameter , it is evident , will be greater in a hollow bone than in a solid one , and with the diame- ter , as every mathematician can prove , is increased , cæteris ...
Pagina 133
... wings and the corresponding limbs of quadrupeds , it is accomplished without deserting the general idea . The idea is modified , not deserted . Strip a wing of its feathers , and it bears no obscure resemblance to the fore leg of a ...
... wings and the corresponding limbs of quadrupeds , it is accomplished without deserting the general idea . The idea is modified , not deserted . Strip a wing of its feathers , and it bears no obscure resemblance to the fore leg of a ...
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