The Works of William Paley ... to which is Prefixed The Life of the Author, Volumen4Peter Brown, 1838 - 712 páginas |
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... quadrupeds . Oil of birds . Air - bladder of fish . Fang of viper . Bag of opossum . Pelvis . Middle claw of heron . Stomach of camel . Tongue of woodpecker . Babyrouessa . Teeth . Milk . CHAPTER XIV . Prospective Contrivances .
... quadrupeds . Oil of birds . Air - bladder of fish . Fang of viper . Bag of opossum . Pelvis . Middle claw of heron . Stomach of camel . Tongue of woodpecker . Babyrouessa . Teeth . Milk . CHAPTER XIV . Prospective Contrivances .
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... quadrupeds and birds . The ordinary shape of the fish's eye being in a much higher degree convex than that of land animals , a corresponding difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is throughout calculated for ...
... quadrupeds and birds . The ordinary shape of the fish's eye being in a much higher degree convex than that of land animals , a corresponding difference attends its muscular conformation , viz . that it is throughout calculated for ...
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... quadrupeds . Its use is to sweep the eye , which it does in an instant ; to spread over it the lachrymal humour ; to defend it also from sudden injuries ; yet not totally , when drawn upon the pupil , to shut out the light . The commo ...
... quadrupeds . Its use is to sweep the eye , which it does in an instant ; to spread over it the lachrymal humour ; to defend it also from sudden injuries ; yet not totally , when drawn upon the pupil , to shut out the light . The commo ...
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... quadrupeds , turning to the sound , and possessing a configuration , as well as motion , evidently fitted for the office of a tube which leads . into the head , lying at the root of this outward ear , the folds and sinuses thereof ...
... quadrupeds , turning to the sound , and possessing a configuration , as well as motion , evidently fitted for the office of a tube which leads . into the head , lying at the root of this outward ear , the folds and sinuses thereof ...
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... quadrupeds we find a more complicated organization : to collect the vibrations of sound , they have an external ear , and all those parts , though of a different figure , which belong to the human ear . The capacity for enjoyment of ...
... quadrupeds we find a more complicated organization : to collect the vibrations of sound , they have an external ear , and all those parts , though of a different figure , which belong to the human ear . The capacity for enjoyment of ...
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The Works of William Paley: With a Life, Volumen4 William Paley,Alexander Chalmers Vista completa - 1821 |
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