Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 16
... means of attaining that purpose ? But farther ; there are other points , not so much perhaps of strict resemblance between the two , as of superiority of the eye over the telescope , which being found in the laws that regulate both ...
... means of attaining that purpose ? But farther ; there are other points , not so much perhaps of strict resemblance between the two , as of superiority of the eye over the telescope , which being found in the laws that regulate both ...
Pagina 17
... means of a lens refracting the rays , exhibits a picture of the scene before it on the opposite wall . - Paxton . † Some eminent anatomists have doubted the muscularity of the iris , and have given very different explanations of its ...
... means of a lens refracting the rays , exhibits a picture of the scene before it on the opposite wall . - Paxton . † Some eminent anatomists have doubted the muscularity of the iris , and have given very different explanations of its ...
Pagina 18
... means it was effected , ( for if the known be so thrown as to pass through the aperture , and fall upon the retina without touching the iris at all , still a contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris ...
... means it was effected , ( for if the known be so thrown as to pass through the aperture , and fall upon the retina without touching the iris at all , still a contraction of the iris immediately takes place . So that light upon the iris ...
Pagina 20
... means of their beak ; and , the distance between the eye and the point of the beak being small , it becomes necessary that they should have the power of seeing very near objects distinctly . On the other hand , from being often elevated ...
... means of their beak ; and , the distance between the eye and the point of the beak being small , it becomes necessary that they should have the power of seeing very near objects distinctly . On the other hand , from being often elevated ...
Pagina 21
... means , the eyes of birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other animals . The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terres- trial animals ...
... means , the eyes of birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other animals . The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terres- trial animals ...
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