On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of ManCarey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835 |
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... mass of gypsum consists of water , lime and sulphuric acid , united in the same proportions as are found to exist in the whole mass , or in any given part of it . The individuals of the vegetable kingdom differ very remarkably from ...
... mass of gypsum consists of water , lime and sulphuric acid , united in the same proportions as are found to exist in the whole mass , or in any given part of it . The individuals of the vegetable kingdom differ very remarkably from ...
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... mass , is diffused in such a manner as to resemble the structure of sponge ; and it is well known , with re- ference to the strength of artificial columns , that , the same quantity of matter being given for each , and their height ...
... mass , is diffused in such a manner as to resemble the structure of sponge ; and it is well known , with re- ference to the strength of artificial columns , that , the same quantity of matter being given for each , and their height ...
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... masses of nervous matter called ganglions , which are connected with each other , and with different parts of the body , by means of slender filaments that radiate from these masses in various directions . In ascending the scale of ...
... masses of nervous matter called ganglions , which are connected with each other , and with different parts of the body , by means of slender filaments that radiate from these masses in various directions . In ascending the scale of ...
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... mass of nervous matter called the brain : which is small , and simple in its structure , in fish ; larger , and more complicated , progressively , in rep- tiles , birds , and quadrupeds ; largest , and most com- plicated , in man . From ...
... mass of nervous matter called the brain : which is small , and simple in its structure , in fish ; larger , and more complicated , progressively , in rep- tiles , birds , and quadrupeds ; largest , and most com- plicated , in man . From ...
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... mass is larger than that of man ; though the intelligence even of the elephant bears no proportion to that of the human mind . Again , the brain of the monkey or of the dog is smaller than that of the ox or the ass ; yet with respect to ...
... mass is larger than that of man ; though the intelligence even of the elephant bears no proportion to that of the human mind . Again , the brain of the monkey or of the dog is smaller than that of the ox or the ass ; yet with respect to ...
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