Natural Theology: Or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureJ. Faulder, 1813 - 548 pagina's |
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Pagina 12
... degree of satisfaction upon the subject . Contrivance is still unaccounted for . We still want a contriver . A designing mind is neither sup- plied by this supposition , nor dispensed with . If the difficulty were diminished the farther ...
... degree of satisfaction upon the subject . Contrivance is still unaccounted for . We still want a contriver . A designing mind is neither sup- plied by this supposition , nor dispensed with . If the difficulty were diminished the farther ...
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... degree which exceeds all computation . I mean that the contrivances of nature sur- pass the contrivances of art , in the complex- ity , subtility , and curiosity of the mechanism : and still more , if possible , do they go beyond them ...
... degree which exceeds all computation . I mean that the contrivances of nature sur- pass the contrivances of art , in the complex- ity , subtility , and curiosity of the mechanism : and still more , if possible , do they go beyond them ...
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... degree ) to the telescope ; and these were the adaptation of the organ , first , to different degrees of light ; and secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which ob- jects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches ...
... degree ) to the telescope ; and these were the adaptation of the organ , first , to different degrees of light ; and secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which ob- jects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches ...
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... lens underneath is push- ed forward ; and the axis of vision , as the depth of the eye is called , is elongated , These changes in the eye vary its power over the rays of light in such a manner and degree 26 APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT .
... lens underneath is push- ed forward ; and the axis of vision , as the depth of the eye is called , is elongated , These changes in the eye vary its power over the rays of light in such a manner and degree 26 APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT .
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... degree as to produce exactly the effect which is wanted , viz . the formation of an image upon the retina , whether the rays come to the eye in a state of divergency , which is the case when the object is near to the eye , or come ...
... degree as to produce exactly the effect which is wanted , viz . the formation of an image upon the retina , whether the rays come to the eye in a state of divergency , which is the case when the object is near to the eye , or come ...
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