Physico-theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. Being the Substance of XVI Sermons Preached in St. Mary Le Bow-church, London, at the Honble Mr. Boyle's Lectures, in the Years 1711 and 1712. With Large Notes and Many Curious Observations |
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... short space , with the Motion of the Air caused by their fluttering , and fhaking their Wings , ( a thing worth trying in the Diving Bell ) , 1 fhall leave the in- genious Reader to judge what the caufe was of both the Birds living ...
... short space , with the Motion of the Air caused by their fluttering , and fhaking their Wings , ( a thing worth trying in the Diving Bell ) , 1 fhall leave the in- genious Reader to judge what the caufe was of both the Birds living ...
Page 117
... short Fur that covers it , is a fufficient Defensative against external Annoyances . The Meatus Auditorius is long , round , and cartilaginous , reaching to the under part of the Skull . Round the infide , runs a little Ridge resembling ...
... short Fur that covers it , is a fufficient Defensative against external Annoyances . The Meatus Auditorius is long , round , and cartilaginous , reaching to the under part of the Skull . Round the infide , runs a little Ridge resembling ...
Page 160
... short time on occafi- on , as for accurate hearing any thing , & c . or can be encreased by a ftronger Blaft , to make the greater difcharges of the Blood from the Lungs , when that any thing overcharges them . And as for the other ...
... short time on occafi- on , as for accurate hearing any thing , & c . or can be encreased by a ftronger Blaft , to make the greater difcharges of the Blood from the Lungs , when that any thing overcharges them . And as for the other ...
Page 248
... its Coat ; and that being done , and the poor little Animal thereby rendered light and agile , it fpends the reft of its short time in frisking over the Waters , and for one , Flesh for another , Holes in Wood 248 The Generation.
... its Coat ; and that being done , and the poor little Animal thereby rendered light and agile , it fpends the reft of its short time in frisking over the Waters , and for one , Flesh for another , Holes in Wood 248 The Generation.
Page 252
... short . Its Eyes are blackifh , Elytra thin , and prettily furrowed , with many Concavities in them ; fmall club - headed Antenna , and a long Roftrum like a Probofcis . The fame , or much like this , I have met with on the Tips of ...
... short . Its Eyes are blackifh , Elytra thin , and prettily furrowed , with many Concavities in them ; fmall club - headed Antenna , and a long Roftrum like a Probofcis . The fame , or much like this , I have met with on the Tips of ...
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