Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureR. Faulder, New Bond-street, 1802 - 586 pagina's |
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Pagina 27
... light , is carried further back , when the rays proceed from a near object , than when they are sent from one that is remote . A perfon , who was using an optical inftrument , would manage this matter by changing , as the occafion ...
... light , is carried further back , when the rays proceed from a near object , than when they are sent from one that is remote . A perfon , who was using an optical inftrument , would manage this matter by changing , as the occafion ...
Pagina 28
... light in fuch a manner and degree as to produce exactly the effect which is wanted , viz . the for- mation of an image upon the retina , whether the rays come to the eye in a state of divergen- cy , which is the cafe when the object is ...
... light in fuch a manner and degree as to produce exactly the effect which is wanted , viz . the for- mation of an image upon the retina , whether the rays come to the eye in a state of divergen- cy , which is the cafe when the object is ...
Pagina 30
... light , and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and thefe differences de- manded , according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , a correfpond- ing diversity of structure ; that the ...
... light , and with weak degrees , upon near objects , and upon remote ones , and thefe differences de- manded , according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , a correfpond- ing diversity of structure ; that the ...
Pagina 32
... light paffes . To which we have to add , that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indo- lent ftate , appear to be adjusted to near ob- jects , in this respect differing from the human eye , as well as thofe of quadrupeds and birds ...
... light paffes . To which we have to add , that the eyes of fish , in their natural and indo- lent ftate , appear to be adjusted to near ob- jects , in this respect differing from the human eye , as well as thofe of quadrupeds and birds ...
Pagina 33
... light in water is never too strong for the retina . In the eel , which has to work its head through fand and gravel , the rougheft and harshest substances , there is placed before the eye , and at some distance from it , a tranfpa- rent ...
... light in water is never too strong for the retina . In the eel , which has to work its head through fand and gravel , the rougheft and harshest substances , there is placed before the eye , and at some distance from it , a tranfpa- rent ...
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