The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing DesignBell & Daldy, 1865 - 260 pages |
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... engraving tool , & c . , in all which a secure hold and freedom of motion are ad- mirably combined . But we must defer this subject until we have shown the application of the muscles to the bones , and the structure of the ends of the ...
... engraving tool , & c . , in all which a secure hold and freedom of motion are ad- mirably combined . But we must defer this subject until we have shown the application of the muscles to the bones , and the structure of the ends of the ...
Page 86
... engraving , & c .; and as they produce the quick motions of the musician's fingers , they are called by anatomists fidicinales . But there is another use which the small muscles in the hand serve . In grasping with the hand , the ...
... engraving , & c .; and as they produce the quick motions of the musician's fingers , they are called by anatomists fidicinales . But there is another use which the small muscles in the hand serve . In grasping with the hand , the ...
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... whole lower flat surface or belly on which the animal creeps . This vascular surface is also the organ of touch , by * See engravings , pp . 66 , 87 . which the slug feels and directs its motions . It 144 CHAP . VIII . ORGAN OF TOUCH .
... whole lower flat surface or belly on which the animal creeps . This vascular surface is also the organ of touch , by * See engravings , pp . 66 , 87 . which the slug feels and directs its motions . It 144 CHAP . VIII . ORGAN OF TOUCH .
Page 255
... engraving , where there is no colour , and only light and shade . Is it possible that a high tower , in a cloudless sky , can be less illuminated at the top , than at the bottom ? Yet if we turn to a book of engravings , where an old ...
... engraving , where there is no colour , and only light and shade . Is it possible that a high tower , in a cloudless sky , can be less illuminated at the top , than at the bottom ? Yet if we turn to a book of engravings , where an old ...
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... Engravings on Steel , after designs by Harvey . In 8 vols . 3s . 6d . each . Vols . 1 to 4. Memoir and Correspondence ; with General Index to same . Vols . 5 and 6. Poetical Works , 2 Vols . Fourteen Engravings on Steel . Vol . 7 ...
... Engravings on Steel , after designs by Harvey . In 8 vols . 3s . 6d . each . Vols . 1 to 4. Memoir and Correspondence ; with General Index to same . Vols . 5 and 6. Poetical Works , 2 Vols . Fourteen Engravings on Steel . Vol . 7 ...
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