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... manner that the almost jelly - like substance , in which all the organs of animals originate , becomes condensed into cartilage , and that the carti- lage is afterwards converted into bone ; it is in the same manner , also , that the ...
... manner that the almost jelly - like substance , in which all the organs of animals originate , becomes condensed into cartilage , and that the carti- lage is afterwards converted into bone ; it is in the same manner , also , that the ...
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... manner , the func- tion of the fibrous tissues , to which allusion was just now made , is of an entirely physical character ; being simply to resist strain or pressure , and yet to allow of a certain degree of yielding by their ...
... manner , the func- tion of the fibrous tissues , to which allusion was just now made , is of an entirely physical character ; being simply to resist strain or pressure , and yet to allow of a certain degree of yielding by their ...
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... manner , that Phy- siology can be rightly studied and brought to the level of other sciences . There can be no doubt that its progress has been greatly retarded by the assumption , that its phenomena were all to be attributed to the ...
... manner , that Phy- siology can be rightly studied and brought to the level of other sciences . There can be no doubt that its progress has been greatly retarded by the assumption , that its phenomena were all to be attributed to the ...
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... manner , and will then in its turn multiply its kind by a simi- lar process . 28. By reasoning upon the foregoing history , we may arrive at cer- tain conclusions , which will be found equally applicable to all living beings . In the ...
... manner , and will then in its turn multiply its kind by a simi- lar process . 28. By reasoning upon the foregoing history , we may arrive at cer- tain conclusions , which will be found equally applicable to all living beings . In the ...
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... manner which indicates that a new arrangement of particles has been effected in it , preparatory to its being converted into a living solid . For this coagulation is not the mere ho- mogeneous setting , which takes place in a solution ...
... manner which indicates that a new arrangement of particles has been effected in it , preparatory to its being converted into a living solid . For this coagulation is not the mere ho- mogeneous setting , which takes place in a solution ...
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