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 12
... degree of satisfaction upon the subject . Contrivance is still unaccounted for . We still want a contriver . A designing mind is neither supplied by this suppo- sition , nor dispensed with . If the difficulty were dimi- nished the ...
... degree of satisfaction upon the subject . Contrivance is still unaccounted for . We still want a contriver . A designing mind is neither supplied by this suppo- sition , nor dispensed with . If the difficulty were dimi- nished the ...
Pagina 16
... degree which exceeds all compu- tation . I mean that the contrivances of nature surpass the contrivances of art , in the complexity , subtlety , and curiosity of the mechanism ; and still more , if pos- sible , do they go beyond them in ...
... degree which exceeds all compu- tation . I mean that the contrivances of nature surpass the contrivances of art , in the complexity , subtlety , and curiosity of the mechanism ; and still more , if pos- sible , do they go beyond them in ...
Pagina 19
... degree , to the telescope ; and these were , the adaptation of the or- gan , first , to different degrees of light ; and , secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few ...
... degree , to the telescope ; and these were , the adaptation of the or- gan , first , to different degrees of light ; and , secondly , to the vast diversity of distance at which objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few ...
Pagina 21
... 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 ...
Pagina 22
... degrees of light , and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and these differences demanded , according to the laws by which the trans- mission of light is regulated , a corresponding diversi- ty of structure ...
... degrees of light , and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and these differences demanded , according to the laws by which the trans- mission of light is regulated , a corresponding diversi- ty of structure ...
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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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