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... considerable amount of new matter has been introduced . Of the First , Eleventh , and Twelfth Chapters , more especially , a considerable proportion has been entirely rewritten ; and the Author ventures to believe that the doctrines ...
... considerable amount of new matter has been introduced . Of the First , Eleventh , and Twelfth Chapters , more especially , a considerable proportion has been entirely rewritten ; and the Author ventures to believe that the doctrines ...
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... considerable degree of simplification appears practicable in our view of them ; and although we may not be able to say why the structure called Muscular should possess contractility , and why the structure called Nervous should be ...
... considerable degree of simplification appears practicable in our view of them ; and although we may not be able to say why the structure called Muscular should possess contractility , and why the structure called Nervous should be ...
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... considerable change in their proportions , a compound of a very different nature is generated . Of the possibility of such changes we have abundant illustrations in ordinary Chemical pheno- mena ; for there is a large class of ...
... considerable change in their proportions , a compound of a very different nature is generated . Of the possibility of such changes we have abundant illustrations in ordinary Chemical pheno- mena ; for there is a large class of ...
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... considerable in amount , as to require on the one hand a very complex excretory appa- ratus to carry off the disintegrated matter , and on the other a large supply of nutrient materials to replace it . 41. The preceding history may be ...
... considerable in amount , as to require on the one hand a very complex excretory appa- ratus to carry off the disintegrated matter , and on the other a large supply of nutrient materials to replace it . 41. The preceding history may be ...
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... considerable degree of heat ; provided that heat do not amount to 144 ° in the case of water , and 167 ° in that of vapor . At these temperatures , the structure of the seed undergoes a disorga- nizing change , by the rupture of the ...
... considerable degree of heat ; provided that heat do not amount to 144 ° in the case of water , and 167 ° in that of vapor . At these temperatures , the structure of the seed undergoes a disorga- nizing change , by the rupture of the ...
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