Insecto-theology: Or, a Demonstration of the Being and Perfections of God, from a Consideration of the Structure and Economy of Insects. Illustrated with a Copperplate. By M. Lesser: with Notes, by P. LyonetWilliam Creech; and T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, London, 1799 - 439 pages |
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Page 83
... refemble fmall worms or a very slen- der thread . These observations made him fuppofe that there were only two kinds of fpermatic animalcules to wit , thofe of quadrupeds , and thofe of birds . He did not deny that there might be ...
... refemble fmall worms or a very slen- der thread . These observations made him fuppofe that there were only two kinds of fpermatic animalcules to wit , thofe of quadrupeds , and thofe of birds . He did not deny that there might be ...
Page 151
... refemble the fpur of a cock , as may be feen in the larva of the Hemerobius . Some have fmall teeth on the fide of thofe parts which form the pincers , and oppofite to one another . They are not broad like thole in man , but pointed and ...
... refemble the fpur of a cock , as may be feen in the larva of the Hemerobius . Some have fmall teeth on the fide of thofe parts which form the pincers , and oppofite to one another . They are not broad like thole in man , but pointed and ...
Page 154
... refemble the quill of a feather . Some have the body flat and fquare . The body of the in- fect called Hippocampus has four long and flat fides ; that called the Corculum aquaticum is of the figure of a heart . Some are crooked like a ...
... refemble the quill of a feather . Some have the body flat and fquare . The body of the in- fect called Hippocampus has four long and flat fides ; that called the Corculum aquaticum is of the figure of a heart . Some are crooked like a ...
Page 162
... refemble a fan , a fquare with rounded angles , but waved at top ; others are pointed at the bafe , and enlarge gradually , terminating in two , three , four , and even five long points like a finger ; some resemble the heart - fhaped ...
... refemble a fan , a fquare with rounded angles , but waved at top ; others are pointed at the bafe , and enlarge gradually , terminating in two , three , four , and even five long points like a finger ; some resemble the heart - fhaped ...
Page 286
... refemble one another , very few like nature . He meant to range in- fects in order , but it would have been better that he had not attempted it ; or had followed a better method , for accord- ing to his , one is obliged in order to know ...
... refemble one another , very few like nature . He meant to range in- fects in order , but it would have been better that he had not attempted it ; or had followed a better method , for accord- ing to his , one is obliged in order to know ...
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