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, 1818 - Natural history |
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... cause consists in the forcible entrance of blood into the cavity . The auricles and ventri- cles , when viewed in relation to each other , are successively contracted and di- lated ; the corresponding parts acting at the same time on ...
... cause consists in the forcible entrance of blood into the cavity . The auricles and ventri- cles , when viewed in relation to each other , are successively contracted and di- lated ; the corresponding parts acting at the same time on ...
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... causes of muscular motion , of which irritability is the proximate or efficient cause . The passions of the mind act on the sensori- um , which reacts on the nerves of the heart , and thus heightens the irritability of that organ ...
... causes of muscular motion , of which irritability is the proximate or efficient cause . The passions of the mind act on the sensori- um , which reacts on the nerves of the heart , and thus heightens the irritability of that organ ...
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... cause of the superiority of a rifle - barrel gun over one with a smooth barrel , it will be necessary to refer to Mr. Robin's disco- very of the cause of the irregularities which occur in the flight of projectiles from smooth barrels ...
... cause of the superiority of a rifle - barrel gun over one with a smooth barrel , it will be necessary to refer to Mr. Robin's disco- very of the cause of the irregularities which occur in the flight of projectiles from smooth barrels ...
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