The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing DesignBell & Daldy, 1865 - 260 pages |
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... knowledge of the nervous system . But he did not cease his labours at that point . By surveying the nerves of the body generally , and observing the different modes in which they arose from the subdivisions of the brain and spi- nal ...
... knowledge of the nervous system . But he did not cease his labours at that point . By surveying the nerves of the body generally , and observing the different modes in which they arose from the subdivisions of the brain and spi- nal ...
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... knowledge of God . Those who say that the Scriptures ought to be the sole guides , forget that these are addressed to intelli- gent beings ; and what can be more fitting to bestow that intelligence and capacity which is to receive ...
... knowledge of God . Those who say that the Scriptures ought to be the sole guides , forget that these are addressed to intelli- gent beings ; and what can be more fitting to bestow that intelligence and capacity which is to receive ...
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... knowledge of the system of which we are speaking , that the curious synthesis , by which we ascertain the nature , condition , and habits of an extinct animal , from the examination of its fossil remains , is grounded . To make the ...
... knowledge of the system of which we are speaking , that the curious synthesis , by which we ascertain the nature , condition , and habits of an extinct animal , from the examination of its fossil remains , is grounded . To make the ...
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... knowledge of the condition of the earth during their period of existence : ascertain that at one time it was suited to the scaly tribe of the lacertæ , with languid motion ; at another , to animals of higher organisation , with more ...
... knowledge of the condition of the earth during their period of existence : ascertain that at one time it was suited to the scaly tribe of the lacertæ , with languid motion ; at another , to animals of higher organisation , with more ...
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... knowledge of osteology , and philosophical views of the relations of the structure of animals to a gene- ral type , to establish some interest- ing points which bear on questions treated of in these pages . By tak- ing into view the ...
... knowledge of osteology , and philosophical views of the relations of the structure of animals to a gene- ral type , to establish some interest- ing points which bear on questions treated of in these pages . By tak- ing into view the ...
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