American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 |
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... continued from them to the brain , we perceive or feel the impres- sions made on our bodies by external ob- jects . The brain , which is the true seat of this relative sensibility , ( or , as it might well be called , perceptibility ...
... continued from them to the brain , we perceive or feel the impres- sions made on our bodies by external ob- jects . The brain , which is the true seat of this relative sensibility , ( or , as it might well be called , perceptibility ...
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... continued to the eighth day without the most imminent risk of life . Continued abstinence dimi- Bishes the weight of the body to a de- gree which becomes sensible in twenty- four hours , causes absorption of fat , great prostration of ...
... continued to the eighth day without the most imminent risk of life . Continued abstinence dimi- Bishes the weight of the body to a de- gree which becomes sensible in twenty- four hours , causes absorption of fat , great prostration of ...
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... end of the second year Third and following years Seventh and following Time of puberty Manhood Sixtieth year 110 96 86 80 75 65 The pulsations of the heart proceed in a regular and continued succession to the last period of PHYSIOLOGY .
... end of the second year Third and following years Seventh and following Time of puberty Manhood Sixtieth year 110 96 86 80 75 65 The pulsations of the heart proceed in a regular and continued succession to the last period of PHYSIOLOGY .
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... continued succession to the last period of life , and then all its parts do not cease to act at once ; but the right auricle and ventricle survive the opposite cavities for some little time , so that the former part has been called the ...
... continued succession to the last period of life , and then all its parts do not cease to act at once ; but the right auricle and ventricle survive the opposite cavities for some little time , so that the former part has been called the ...
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... continued fluid towards the heart , since their valves prevent any retrograde motion . We shall readily perceive , that no cer- tain calculation can be formed of the powers of the heart , when we consider that neither the quantity of ...
... continued fluid towards the heart , since their valves prevent any retrograde motion . We shall readily perceive , that no cer- tain calculation can be formed of the powers of the heart , when we consider that neither the quantity of ...
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