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Pagina 21
Thus , in comparing the eyes of different kinds of animals , we see in their
resemblances and distinctions , one general plan laid down , and that plan varied
with the varying exigencies to which it is to be appliec , There is one property
however ...
Thus , in comparing the eyes of different kinds of animals , we see in their
resemblances and distinctions , one general plan laid down , and that plan varied
with the varying exigencies to which it is to be appliec , There is one property
however ...
Pagina 22
There is one property however common , I believe , to all eyes , at least to all
which have been examined * , namely , that the optic nerve enters the bottom of
the eye , not in the centre or middle , but a little on one side : not in the point
where ...
There is one property however common , I believe , to all eyes , at least to all
which have been examined * , namely , that the optic nerve enters the bottom of
the eye , not in the centre or middle , but a little on one side : not in the point
where ...
Pagina 24
The commo . diousness with which it lies folded up in the ner of the eye , ready
for use and action , and the quickness with which it executes its purpose , are
properties known and obvious to every observer : but what is equally admirable ...
The commo . diousness with which it lies folded up in the ner of the eye , ready
for use and action , and the quickness with which it executes its purpose , are
properties known and obvious to every observer : but what is equally admirable ...
Pagina 32
It bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , from which it
takes its It resembles also a drum head in this principal property , that its use
depends upon its tension . Tension is the state essential to it . Now we know that ,
in a ...
It bears an obvious resemblance to the pelt or head of a drum , from which it
takes its It resembles also a drum head in this principal property , that its use
depends upon its tension . Tension is the state essential to it . Now we know that ,
in a ...
Pagina 35
All the properties of the new watch were to be referred to his agency : the design
manifested in it , to his intention : the art , to him as the artist : the collocation of
each part , to his placing : the action , effect , and use , to his counsel ,
intelligence ...
All the properties of the new watch were to be referred to his agency : the design
manifested in it , to his intention : the art , to him as the artist : the collocation of
each part , to his placing : the action , effect , and use , to his counsel ,
intelligence ...
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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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