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... body , and are cha- racteristic of it . Thus in the Vertebrated or Articulated animal , we at once distinguish the head and extremities from the trunk , which consti- tutes the principal mass ; and where there exist no external organs ...
... body , and are cha- racteristic of it . Thus in the Vertebrated or Articulated animal , we at once distinguish the head and extremities from the trunk , which consti- tutes the principal mass ; and where there exist no external organs ...
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... bodies of the higher animals , however , where there are few or no such repetitions ( save on the two sides of the body ) , and where there is consequently a greater diversity in character and function between the different organs , the ...
... bodies of the higher animals , however , where there are few or no such repetitions ( save on the two sides of the body ) , and where there is consequently a greater diversity in character and function between the different organs , the ...
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... body , and the simplest independent part or instrument of the more complex fabrics ( § 30 ) . 11. Organized ... bodies are composed , exist abundantly in the world around . It might have been supposed that beings endowed with such ...
... body , and the simplest independent part or instrument of the more complex fabrics ( § 30 ) . 11. Organized ... bodies are composed , exist abundantly in the world around . It might have been supposed that beings endowed with such ...
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... body during life , as the result of those changes in which its peculiar activity consists . And thus is sustained that balance between Animal and Vegetable nutrition , which is found to be the more wonderful and complete , the more care ...
... body during life , as the result of those changes in which its peculiar activity consists . And thus is sustained that balance between Animal and Vegetable nutrition , which is found to be the more wonderful and complete , the more care ...
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... body , a , exerts an influence upon two other bodies , B and C , so as to occasion their separation or their union , without itself undergoing any change . Thus platinum , in a finely divided state , will cause the union of oxygen and ...
... body , a , exerts an influence upon two other bodies , B and C , so as to occasion their separation or their union , without itself undergoing any change . Thus platinum , in a finely divided state , will cause the union of oxygen and ...
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