The Book of NatureJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 467 páginas |
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... fibres of the trunk of a tree ; but it can only do this by separating them from each other : it cannot penetrate the matter of which those fibres consist . In like manner , when a ship is launched , her hulk cannot sink into the water ...
... fibres of the trunk of a tree ; but it can only do this by separating them from each other : it cannot penetrate the matter of which those fibres consist . In like manner , when a ship is launched , her hulk cannot sink into the water ...
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... fibres ; and as sensation is the result of a particular organ , and the organ producing it is connected with various others , have at the same time liberally endowed them with a brain , a heart , and a stomach ; and have very obligingly ...
... fibres ; and as sensation is the result of a particular organ , and the organ producing it is connected with various others , have at the same time liberally endowed them with a brain , a heart , and a stomach ; and have very obligingly ...
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... fibres themselves in vegetables , although very high degrees of galvanic elec- tricity have for this purpose been ... fibre , formerly supposed to exist exclusively in animal substances , has lately been detected by M. Vauquelin in ...
... fibres themselves in vegetables , although very high degrees of galvanic elec- tricity have for this purpose been ... fibre , formerly supposed to exist exclusively in animal substances , has lately been detected by M. Vauquelin in ...
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... fibres , we have abundant proofs even in the animal system itself . We see it in the human cutis or skin , which , though totally destitute of such fibres , is almost for ever contracting or relaxing upon the application of a variety of ...
... fibres , we have abundant proofs even in the animal system itself . We see it in the human cutis or skin , which , though totally destitute of such fibres , is almost for ever contracting or relaxing upon the application of a variety of ...
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... fibres which constitute the general substance of the muscles or flesh of an animal , that the principle of life exerts itself in its most extraordinary manner , and which it more immediately , therefore , falls within the scope of the ...
... fibres which constitute the general substance of the muscles or flesh of an animal , that the principle of life exerts itself in its most extraordinary manner , and which it more immediately , therefore , falls within the scope of the ...
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action adverted already observed animals appears Aristotle birds blood body brain called capable carbonic acid character chiefly colour common consequence consists constitutes Cuvier degree denominated derived distinct doctrine earth Epicurus equally existence external senses fact faculty farther feeling fishes fluid former gastric juice genus glottis Greek happiness heart heat hence hippopotamus human hypothesis ideas important innate ideas insects instances instinct intelligence kind knowledge lacteals language larynx Lect lecture less Lucretius mankind manner material matter means mind Misor moral muscles nature never objects occasionally organs origin oxygen passions peculiar perfect perhaps perpetually petrifactions philosophers physiologists plants Plato possess present principle produced proof prove Pythagoras quadrupeds racters reason respect sensation solid soul species stomach substance supposed taste term theory thing tion traced tribes truth variety various vegetable ventriloquism whence whole words worms zoophytes