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 16
... side of nature , of being greater and more , and that in a 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 ...
... side of nature , of being greater and more , and that in a 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 ...
Pagina 24
... side ; not in the point where the axis of the eye meets the retina , but between that point and the nose . - The difference which this makes is , that no part of an ob ject is unperceived by both eyes at the same time . In considering ...
... side ; not in the point where the axis of the eye meets the retina , but between that point and the nose . - The difference which this makes is , that no part of an ob ject is unperceived by both eyes at the same time . In considering ...
Pagina 29
... side reasons of which probably we are ignorant , one answer is this . It is only by the display of contrivance , that the existence , the agency , the wisdom of the . Deity , could be testified to his rational creatures . This is the ...
... side reasons of which probably we are ignorant , one answer is this . It is only by the display of contrivance , that the existence , the agency , the wisdom of the . Deity , could be testified to his rational creatures . This is the ...
Pagina 65
... side each other , but touching only towards the ends . One , and only one , of these bones , is joined to the cubit , or upper part of the arm , at the elbow ; the other alone , to the hand at the wrist . The first , by means , at the ...
... side each other , but touching only towards the ends . One , and only one , of these bones , is joined to the cubit , or upper part of the arm , at the elbow ; the other alone , to the hand at the wrist . The first , by means , at the ...
Pagina 68
... side from the middle line of the back . When the vertebræ are put together , these notches , exactly fitting , form ... sides of the body . The fourth purpose assigned to the same instrument , is the insertion of the bases of the mus ...
... side from the middle line of the back . When the vertebræ are put together , these notches , exactly fitting , form ... sides of the body . The fourth purpose assigned to the same instrument , is the insertion of the bases of the mus ...
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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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