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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الصفحة vii
... considered that any exact elucidation of the details of science was required in the execution of it . As , however , the intention of Lord Bridgewater , and the very extent and diversified nature of the subject , seemed to him almost ...
... considered that any exact elucidation of the details of science was required in the execution of it . As , however , the intention of Lord Bridgewater , and the very extent and diversified nature of the subject , seemed to him almost ...
الصفحة xi
... CONSIDERED AS THE ORGAN OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES , CHAP . V. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF ANIMALS IN GEN- ERAL , ib . 21 25 2282 28 32 42 46 SECT . I. II . The nervous system of the inferior animals ib . The Nervous System of Man , 50 III ...
... CONSIDERED AS THE ORGAN OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES , CHAP . V. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF ANIMALS IN GEN- ERAL , ib . 21 25 2282 28 32 42 46 SECT . I. II . The nervous system of the inferior animals ib . The Nervous System of Man , 50 III ...
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... considered as an insulated being ; or unconnected with the rest of animated nature . He is indeed but one link in the great chain of animal creation ; and not only does the contemplation of his condition lose half its interest , if ...
... considered as an insulated being ; or unconnected with the rest of animated nature . He is indeed but one link in the great chain of animal creation ; and not only does the contemplation of his condition lose half its interest , if ...
الصفحة 23
... considered the conditions of the adult spine , and have seen that they are calculated most admirably both for flexibility and for strength . Let us now examine the same column in the age of early infancy ; and here we shall see , that ...
... considered the conditions of the adult spine , and have seen that they are calculated most admirably both for flexibility and for strength . Let us now examine the same column in the age of early infancy ; and here we shall see , that ...
الصفحة 25
... considered generally , when compared with those of the human species . The comb of the bee indeed is in its construction wonder- ful ; and so is even the nest of the bird , or the habita- tion of the beaver ; but these animals could ...
... considered generally , when compared with those of the human species . The comb of the bee indeed is in its construction wonder- ful ; and so is even the nest of the bird , or the habita- tion of the beaver ; but these animals could ...
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