Natural Theology; Or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1822 - 364 pagina's |
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... pass over a given space in a given time . We take notice that the wheels are made of brass in order to keep them from rust ; the springs of steel , no other metal being so elastic ; that over the face of the watch there is placed a ...
... pass over a given space in a given time . We take notice that the wheels are made of brass in order to keep them from rust ; the springs of steel , no other metal being so elastic ; that over the face of the watch there is placed a ...
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... passing from water into the eye , should be refracted by a more convex surface , than when it passes out of air into the eye . Ac- cordingly we find that the eye of a fish , in that part of it called the crystalline lens , is much ...
... passing from water into the eye , should be refracted by a more convex surface , than when it passes out of air into the eye . Ac- cordingly we find that the eye of a fish , in that part of it called the crystalline lens , is much ...
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... passing through glass lenses , are separated into different colours , thereby tinging the object , especially the edges ... pass before they reach the bottom of the eye . Could this be in the eye without purpose , which suggested to the ...
... passing through glass lenses , are separated into different colours , thereby tinging the object , especially the edges ... pass before they reach the bottom of the eye . Could this be in the eye without purpose , which suggested to the ...
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... passes , should be larger or less ; the lenses rounder or flatter , or that their distance from the tablet , upon which the picture is delineated , should be shortened or lengthened ; this , I say , being the case and the difficulty to ...
... passes , should be larger or less ; the lenses rounder or flatter , or that their distance from the tablet , upon which the picture is delineated , should be shortened or lengthened ; this , I say , being the case and the difficulty to ...
Pagina 20
... pass from one extreme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other ... passes . To which we have to add , that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indolent state , appear to be ad ...
... pass from one extreme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other ... passes . To which we have to add , that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indolent state , appear to be ad ...
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