Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureJoseph Graham, 1839 - 375 pagina's |
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Pagina 9
... called infinite , we may conceive the limit to be attained : but where there is no such tendency , or approach , nothing is effected by lengthening the series . There is no difference as to the point in question ( whatever there may be ...
... called infinite , we may conceive the limit to be attained : but where there is no such tendency , or approach , nothing is effected by lengthening the series . There is no difference as to the point in question ( whatever there may be ...
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... called the straight muscles , and which action is the most advantageous that could be imagined for the purpose , -it is found , I say , that whenever the eye is directed to a near object , three changes are produced in it at the same ...
... called the straight muscles , and which action is the most advantageous that could be imagined for the purpose , -it is found , I say , that whenever the eye is directed to a near object , three changes are produced in it at the same ...
Pagina 21
... called the marsupium , to draw , on occasion , the crystalline lens back , and to fit the same eye for the viewing of very distant objects . By these means , the eyes of birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of ...
... called the marsupium , to draw , on occasion , the crystalline lens back , and to fit the same eye for the viewing of very distant objects . By these means , the eyes of birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of ...
Pagina 30
... called the stapes . The office of the drum of the ear is to spread out an . extended surface , capable of receiving the impressions of sound , and of being put by them into a state of vibration . The office of the stapes is to repeat ...
... called the stapes . The office of the drum of the ear is to spread out an . extended surface , capable of receiving the impressions of sound , and of being put by them into a state of vibration . The office of the stapes is to repeat ...
Pagina 31
... called the tympanum . The eustachian tube is a slen- der pipe , but sufficient for the passage of air , leading from this cavity into the back part of the mouth . Now , it would not have done to have had a vacuum in this cavity ; for ...
... called the tympanum . The eustachian tube is a slen- der pipe , but sufficient for the passage of air , leading from this cavity into the back part of the mouth . Now , it would not have done to have had a vacuum in this cavity ; for ...
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