The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing DesignBell & Daldy, 1865 - 260 sider |
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... light or colour . The Optic nerve , he thought , was limited to discriminating diversities of colours or shades of light ; the Auditory to distinguishing varieties in sound ; and so with the others . Several interesting illustrations of ...
... light or colour . The Optic nerve , he thought , was limited to discriminating diversities of colours or shades of light ; the Auditory to distinguishing varieties in sound ; and so with the others . Several interesting illustrations of ...
Side 2
... light . I embark fearlessly in the investigation , convinced that , yielding to the current of thought , and giving the fullest scope to inquiry , there can be no hidden danger if the mind be free from vicious bias . I cannot see how ...
... light . I embark fearlessly in the investigation , convinced that , yielding to the current of thought , and giving the fullest scope to inquiry , there can be no hidden danger if the mind be free from vicious bias . I cannot see how ...
Side 3
... light , and he would walk like one wading in deep water : that on the contrary , if the planet were larger , the attraction of his body would make him feel as if his limbs were loaded with lead ; nay , that the attraction might be so ...
... light , and he would walk like one wading in deep water : that on the contrary , if the planet were larger , the attraction of his body would make him feel as if his limbs were loaded with lead ; nay , that the attraction might be so ...
Side 4
... light , to enter the organ and to cause vision . For my own part , I think it most natural to contemplate the subject quite differently . We perhaps presume too much when we say that Light has been created for the purpose of Vision . We ...
... light , to enter the organ and to cause vision . For my own part , I think it most natural to contemplate the subject quite differently . We perhaps presume too much when we say that Light has been created for the purpose of Vision . We ...
Side 5
... light and this organ , should be constituted a part of one vast whole ! By such considerations we are led to contemplate the human body in its different relations . The magnitude of the earth determines the strength of our bones , and ...
... light and this organ , should be constituted a part of one vast whole ! By such considerations we are led to contemplate the human body in its different relations . The magnitude of the earth determines the strength of our bones , and ...
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The Hand, its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as evincing design. (Third ... Sir Charles BELL Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1865 |
The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing Design Sir Charles Bell Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1865 |
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