Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureGould and Lincoln, 1851 - 344 pagina's |
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Pagina 17
... contractions and relaxations of the pupil . - Paxton . There is a curious circumstance in the way in which light produces the contraction of the opening of the iris , which strengthens very much the ar- gument derived from design ...
... contractions and relaxations of the pupil . - Paxton . There is a curious circumstance in the way in which light produces the contraction of the opening of the iris , which strengthens very much the ar- gument derived from design ...
Pagina 18
... contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris alone occasions no contraction , although it is the part which really contracts when the same light falls upon a distant part . The design here is too obvious ...
... contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris alone occasions no contraction , although it is the part which really contracts when the same light falls upon a distant part . The design here is too obvious ...
Pagina 21
... contraction of the straight muscles inserted into and covering them , move over each other , and diminish the circle of the sclerotica ; and thus the cornea , which is immediately within the circle made by these scales , must be pressed ...
... contraction of the straight muscles inserted into and covering them , move over each other , and diminish the circle of the sclerotica ; and thus the cornea , which is immediately within the circle made by these scales , must be pressed ...
Pagina 24
... contraction ( which is a positive , and , most probably , a voluntary effort , ) ceases to be exerted , the elasticity alone of the membrane brings it back again * to its position . Does not this , if 24 APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT .
... contraction ( which is a positive , and , most probably , a voluntary effort , ) ceases to be exerted , the elasticity alone of the membrane brings it back again * to its position . Does not this , if 24 APPLICATION OF THE ARGUMENT .
Pagina 25
... contraction , necessary to draw the mem- brane over the whole eye , required a longer muscle than could lie straight at the bottom of the eye . Therefore , in order to have a greater length in a less compass , the cord of the main ...
... contraction , necessary to draw the mem- brane over the whole eye , required a longer muscle than could lie straight at the bottom of the eye . Therefore , in order to have a greater length in a less compass , the cord of the main ...
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