Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 23
... tion in the bone as large as a goose - quill . [ Plate IV . fig . 1. ] When once the fluid has entered the nose , it spreads itself upon the inside of the nostril , and is evaporated by the cur- rent of warm air , which , in the course ...
... tion in the bone as large as a goose - quill . [ Plate IV . fig . 1. ] When once the fluid has entered the nose , it spreads itself upon the inside of the nostril , and is evaporated by the cur- rent of warm air , which , in the course ...
Pagina 24
... tion that could be assigned to it in the anterior part of the orb , where its function lies . When the muscle behind the eye contracts , the membrane , by means of the communi- cating thread , is instantly drawn over the fore - part of ...
... tion that could be assigned to it in the anterior part of the orb , where its function lies . When the muscle behind the eye contracts , the membrane , by means of the communi- cating thread , is instantly drawn over the fore - part of ...
Pagina 25
... tion . " + A In the configuration of the muscle which , though placed behind the eye , draws the nictitating membrane over the eye , there is , what the authors just now quoted , deserved- ly call a marvellous mechanism . I suppose this ...
... tion . " + A In the configuration of the muscle which , though placed behind the eye , draws the nictitating membrane over the eye , there is , what the authors just now quoted , deserved- ly call a marvellous mechanism . I suppose this ...
Pagina 26
... tion of fluids non - elastic and elastic , the transmission of sound through the latter ; the laws of magnetism , of elec- tricity ; and probably others , yet undiscovered . These are general laws ; and when a particular purpose is to ...
... tion of fluids non - elastic and elastic , the transmission of sound through the latter ; the laws of magnetism , of elec- tricity ; and probably others , yet undiscovered . These are general laws ; and when a particular purpose is to ...
Pagina 27
... tion , evidently fitted for the office : of a tube which leads into the head , lying at the root of this outward ear , folds and sinuses thereof tending and conducting the air towards it : of a thin membrane , like the pelt of a drum ...
... tion , evidently fitted for the office : of a tube which leads into the head , lying at the root of this outward ear , folds and sinuses thereof tending and conducting the air towards it : of a thin membrane , like the pelt of a drum ...
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