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Another mechanical contrivance , not unlike the last in its object , but different and
original in its means , is seen in what anatomists call the fore - arm ; that is , in the
arm between the elbow and the wrist . Here , for the perfect use of the limb ...
Another mechanical contrivance , not unlike the last in its object , but different and
original in its means , is seen in what anatomists call the fore - arm ; that is , in the
arm between the elbow and the wrist . Here , for the perfect use of the limb ...
Pagina 89
The shape of the organ is susceptible of an incalculable variety , whilst the
original property of the muscle , the law and line of its contraction , remains the
same , and is simple . Herein the muscular system may be said to bear a perfect ...
The shape of the organ is susceptible of an incalculable variety , whilst the
original property of the muscle , the law and line of its contraction , remains the
same , and is simple . Herein the muscular system may be said to bear a perfect ...
Pagina 138
What is true of the other senses , is most probably true of the eye ( the analogy is
irresistible ) , viz . that there belongs to it an original constitution , fitted to receive
pleasure from some impressions , and pain from others . I do not however know ...
What is true of the other senses , is most probably true of the eye ( the analogy is
irresistible ) , viz . that there belongs to it an original constitution , fitted to receive
pleasure from some impressions , and pain from others . I do not however know ...
Pagina 145
We see it employed for the spinning of wool , flax , and hemp , with such
modifications of the original principle , such variety in the same plan , as the
texture of those different materials rendered necessary . Of the machine's being
put together ...
We see it employed for the spinning of wool , flax , and hemp , with such
modifications of the original principle , such variety in the same plan , as the
texture of those different materials rendered necessary . Of the machine's being
put together ...
Pagina 156
... which is a determinate circumstance , and must have been original . IV . The
gullet leads to the intestines : here , likewise , as before , comparing quadrupeds
with man , under a general similitude we meet with appropriate differences .
... which is a determinate circumstance , and must have been original . IV . The
gullet leads to the intestines : here , likewise , as before , comparing quadrupeds
with man , under a general similitude we meet with appropriate differences .
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature |
| Auteur | William Paley |
| Uitgever | Joseph Graham, 1839 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | The British Library |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 14 maart 2017 |
| Lengte | 375 pagina's |
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