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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... consequences may be the result ; for it must be remembered , that numerous causes exist to derange and discompose the human frame during infancy , and even before the birth , which may impress a character or expression on the features ...
... consequences may be the result ; for it must be remembered , that numerous causes exist to derange and discompose the human frame during infancy , and even before the birth , which may impress a character or expression on the features ...
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... consequence of that situation , for this obvious reason ; were men of the common stature in those regions of extreme cold , the impelling power of the heart must be increased , to force the blood through the extremities , which would ...
... consequence of that situation , for this obvious reason ; were men of the common stature in those regions of extreme cold , the impelling power of the heart must be increased , to force the blood through the extremities , which would ...
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... consequences of inju- ry , and are never found in people whose organs of vision are perfect : indeed , ma- ny instances might be cited of the actual and known causes of squinting and near sight , which frequently occur in adults from ...
... consequences of inju- ry , and are never found in people whose organs of vision are perfect : indeed , ma- ny instances might be cited of the actual and known causes of squinting and near sight , which frequently occur in adults from ...
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... consequence of life , as rest necessa rily follows all movements which are not performed in vacuo , even if the hour of its approach were not hastened by a mul- titude of extraneous causes . This general and common motion of all parts ...
... consequence of life , as rest necessa rily follows all movements which are not performed in vacuo , even if the hour of its approach were not hastened by a mul- titude of extraneous causes . This general and common motion of all parts ...
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... consequence of that power . Vegetables , having few faculties , are simple in their organization ; being com- Moreover , their fixed posed almost entirely of parallel or slightly diverging fibres . position admitted of the general ...
... consequence of that power . Vegetables , having few faculties , are simple in their organization ; being com- Moreover , their fixed posed almost entirely of parallel or slightly diverging fibres . position admitted of the general ...
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