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... remain . Thus it is not uncommon to meet with specimens of the common five - rayed Starfish , in which not only one or two , but even three or four , of the arms have been lost without the destruction of the animal's life ; and this is ...
... remain . Thus it is not uncommon to meet with specimens of the common five - rayed Starfish , in which not only one or two , but even three or four , of the arms have been lost without the destruction of the animal's life ; and this is ...
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... remain a large number of phenomena , which cannot be in the least ex- plained by them , and which we can only investigate with success , when we regard them as resulting from the agency of forces as distinct from those of Physics and ...
... remain a large number of phenomena , which cannot be in the least ex- plained by them , and which we can only investigate with success , when we regard them as resulting from the agency of forces as distinct from those of Physics and ...
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... remain in closer connexion with each other ; and these are gradually converted , by various transformations of their own , into the diversified elements of a complex fabric . The most highly - organized being , however , will be shown ...
... remain in closer connexion with each other ; and these are gradually converted , by various transformations of their own , into the diversified elements of a complex fabric . The most highly - organized being , however , will be shown ...
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... remain precisely the same as those of the original nucleus . On the other hand , the cell grows from its original germ by a process of interstitial deposit ; the substance of which its wall is composed extends itself in every part ; and ...
... remain precisely the same as those of the original nucleus . On the other hand , the cell grows from its original germ by a process of interstitial deposit ; the substance of which its wall is composed extends itself in every part ; and ...
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... remain in repose for a time , only that amount of decomposition will take place , to which their chemical character renders them liable . Again , we may trace the connexion between the vital activity of a part and the duration of its ...
... remain in repose for a time , only that amount of decomposition will take place , to which their chemical character renders them liable . Again , we may trace the connexion between the vital activity of a part and the duration of its ...
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