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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... 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 extreme anxiety and disease . Small eyes , situated deep in the ...
... 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 extreme anxiety and disease . Small eyes , situated deep in the ...
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... sent to these observations on the mouth , it becomes the indispensable duty of all men to notice the physiognomy , or indications of that organ ; in making those observations , it will be necessary to exa- mine the PHYSIOGNOMY .
... sent to these observations on the mouth , it becomes the indispensable duty of all men to notice the physiognomy , or indications of that organ ; in making those observations , it will be necessary to exa- mine the PHYSIOGNOMY .
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... organs in general , elude our imperfect means of research : our analysis of fluids is also very incomplete , and ... organs required for their performance , there are many others exercising particular functions , which re- quire ...
... organs in general , elude our imperfect means of research : our analysis of fluids is also very incomplete , and ... organs required for their performance , there are many others exercising particular functions , which re- quire ...
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... organs which they require , they produce also several modi- fications in the faculties common to all organized bodies ; and these modifica- tions , joined to the two peculiar powers , constitute more particularly the essential nature of ...
... organs which they require , they produce also several modi- fications in the faculties common to all organized bodies ; and these modifica- tions , joined to the two peculiar powers , constitute more particularly the essential nature of ...
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... organs , in order to be sent out of the body by the different secretions . The air entering the lungs seems to produce a sort of combustion in the ve- nous blood , which is necessary for the support of life in all organized bodies ...
... organs , in order to be sent out of the body by the different secretions . The air entering the lungs seems to produce a sort of combustion in the ve- nous blood , which is necessary for the support of life in all organized bodies ...
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