The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing DesignBell & Daldy, 1865 - 260 pages |
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... bones of the face , jaws , and teeth admit of being reduced in dimensions : and the cavity of the mouth adapted , in size and form , to be an important part of the organ of Voice and Speech , in relation to man's highest endowment- his ...
... bones of the face , jaws , and teeth admit of being reduced in dimensions : and the cavity of the mouth adapted , in size and form , to be an important part of the organ of Voice and Speech , in relation to man's highest endowment- his ...
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... bones , the elasticity of the joints , and the power of the muscles , to the weight of the whole . Our attention is directed to the relations which the frame has to the Earth we are placed upon . Some Philosophers who have considered ...
... bones , the elasticity of the joints , and the power of the muscles , to the weight of the whole . Our attention is directed to the relations which the frame has to the Earth we are placed upon . Some Philosophers who have considered ...
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... bones of the arm , descending from the human Hand to the Fin of the fish . I shall in the next place review the actions of the Muscles of the arm and hand . Then proceeding to the vital properties , I shall advance to the subject of ...
... bones of the arm , descending from the human Hand to the Fin of the fish . I shall in the next place review the actions of the Muscles of the arm and hand . Then proceeding to the vital properties , I shall advance to the subject of ...
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... bones , that it is essential to embrace the whole extremity in the in- quiry . And in order to comprehend fully the fine arrangement of the parts necessary to the motions of the fingers , we must compare the structure of the human body ...
... bones , that it is essential to embrace the whole extremity in the in- quiry . And in order to comprehend fully the fine arrangement of the parts necessary to the motions of the fingers , we must compare the structure of the human body ...
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... bones - some , objecting with a show of reason , might say — The bones and forms of joints you are thus admiring , so far from being peculiarly suited to the hand of man , may be found in any other vertebrated animal ! But that remark ...
... bones - some , objecting with a show of reason , might say — The bones and forms of joints you are thus admiring , so far from being peculiarly suited to the hand of man , may be found in any other vertebrated animal ! But that remark ...
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