Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureM. Thomas, sold also by Isaac Peirce, M. Carey ... Johnson & Warner, 1814 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 18
... bear a complete resemblance to one another , in their figure , their position , and in their power over the rays of light , viz . in bringing each pencil to a point at the right distance from the lense ; namely , in the eye , at the ...
... bear a complete resemblance to one another , in their figure , their position , and in their power over the rays of light , viz . in bringing each pencil to a point at the right distance from the lense ; namely , in the eye , at the ...
Pagina 33
... bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , from which it takes its It resembles also a drum head in this princi- pal property , that its use depends upon its tension , Tension is the state essential to it . Now we know ...
... bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , from which it takes its It resembles also a drum head in this princi- pal property , that its use depends upon its tension , Tension is the state essential to it . Now we know ...
Pagina 37
... bears . So far therefore from adapting the means , she is not before- hand apprized of the effect . If there be concealed within that smooth shell a provision and a perpara- tion for the production and nourishment of a new animal , they ...
... bears . So far therefore from adapting the means , she is not before- hand apprized of the effect . If there be concealed within that smooth shell a provision and a perpara- tion for the production and nourishment of a new animal , they ...
Pagina 38
... bears that sort of relation to what proceeds from them , which a joiner does to the chair which he makes . Now a cause ... bear no more resemblance to the young plant , or even to the seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a ...
... bears that sort of relation to what proceeds from them , which a joiner does to the chair which he makes . Now a cause ... bear no more resemblance to the young plant , or even to the seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a ...
Pagina 44
... bear the vestiges of animal or vegetable recre- ments , but which , ei her in respect of utility , or of the situation in which they are discovered , may seem ac- cidental enough . It is no way of accounting even for these things , to ...
... bear the vestiges of animal or vegetable recre- ments , but which , ei her in respect of utility , or of the situation in which they are discovered , may seem ac- cidental enough . It is no way of accounting even for these things , to ...
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Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity ... William Paley Volledige weergave - 1820 |
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