On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants, and the Exercise of His Intellectual FacultiesCarey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835 - 280 من الصفحات |
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... consequence of your Grace's recommendation , it was natural that I should be desirous of publicly acknowledging the high honour thus conferred upon me . I therefore request you to accept my respectful thanks for permitting me to ...
... consequence of your Grace's recommendation , it was natural that I should be desirous of publicly acknowledging the high honour thus conferred upon me . I therefore request you to accept my respectful thanks for permitting me to ...
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... nature ani- mals hold the first rank , in consequence of the im- portance of these relations , among animals them- selves the first rank must be assigned to man . CHAPTER II . THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF MAN . SECTION 18 INTRODUCTION .
... nature ani- mals hold the first rank , in consequence of the im- portance of these relations , among animals them- selves the first rank must be assigned to man . CHAPTER II . THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF MAN . SECTION 18 INTRODUCTION .
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... consequence of the position of the thumb ; which is so placed , and has exactly such a degree of motion , as , by a slight inclination , to be easly made to co - operate with any one of the four fingers . And no one can doubt that ...
... consequence of the position of the thumb ; which is so placed , and has exactly such a degree of motion , as , by a slight inclination , to be easly made to co - operate with any one of the four fingers . And no one can doubt that ...
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... consequence ? If , for instance , the incisors and canine teeth had oc- cupied the back part of the mouth , and the molar or grinding teeth had occupied the front , what use could we have made of either ? Shall we then ad- mire the ...
... consequence ? If , for instance , the incisors and canine teeth had oc- cupied the back part of the mouth , and the molar or grinding teeth had occupied the front , what use could we have made of either ? Shall we then ad- mire the ...
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... consequence of having been removed from their natural sphere of action , they are impelled by external and accidental circumstances . Thus the weariness of old animals in avoiding the pursuit or arts of man , and the sagacity with which ...
... consequence of having been removed from their natural sphere of action , they are impelled by external and accidental circumstances . Thus the weariness of old animals in avoiding the pursuit or arts of man , and the sagacity with which ...
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