Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... body ; and the metal being a good conductor does this far more speedily than the cloth , and hence feels colder . SECT . 2. A heated body has also the power of sending out rays of heat , as a luminous body darts out rays of light . In ...
... body ; and the metal being a good conductor does this far more speedily than the cloth , and hence feels colder . SECT . 2. A heated body has also the power of sending out rays of heat , as a luminous body darts out rays of light . In ...
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... body , composed of the systems mentioned above , is divided into , first , the essential part , the trunk or body proper , including the head ; and secondly , the limbs , which are merely locomotive appendages to the trunk , like oars ...
... body , composed of the systems mentioned above , is divided into , first , the essential part , the trunk or body proper , including the head ; and secondly , the limbs , which are merely locomotive appendages to the trunk , like oars ...
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... body . The remaining fibres decussate either above or below this part . The cerebellum appears to be the organ which regulates mus- cular action . We are led to this conclusion by the correspondence in animals between its size and the ...
... body . The remaining fibres decussate either above or below this part . The cerebellum appears to be the organ which regulates mus- cular action . We are led to this conclusion by the correspondence in animals between its size and the ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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