The Harveian oration, 1865, Τεύχος 27 |
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... object for which things exist , may be ruined ; but it does not follow that the belief in a Provi- dential Government of the universe may not remain . The two things are quite different , and they are not necessarily related . We may be ...
... object for which things exist , may be ruined ; but it does not follow that the belief in a Provi- dential Government of the universe may not remain . The two things are quite different , and they are not necessarily related . We may be ...
Σελίδα 18
... object of it . But it is important to Comte's argu- ment to make love of Nature - one of the simple , joyous , and pure pleasures of the noblest minds - appear antiscientific and mischievous . Having , therefore , coupled the quality of ...
... object of it . But it is important to Comte's argu- ment to make love of Nature - one of the simple , joyous , and pure pleasures of the noblest minds - appear antiscientific and mischievous . Having , therefore , coupled the quality of ...
Σελίδα 31
... object of M. Comte's animadversions . The crystalline lens , he says , is unnecessary , and by its diseases destroys the eye . First of all , it is unnecessary . This allegation is true . Though we could not see quite as well without it ...
... object of M. Comte's animadversions . The crystalline lens , he says , is unnecessary , and by its diseases destroys the eye . First of all , it is unnecessary . This allegation is true . Though we could not see quite as well without it ...
Σελίδα 34
... objects at one dis- tance . It is also true that an eye may be constructed with a simple refracting me- dium without a lens for viewing objects at one distance . Such seems to be the case with many insects ; and truly their immove- able ...
... objects at one dis- tance . It is also true that an eye may be constructed with a simple refracting me- dium without a lens for viewing objects at one distance . Such seems to be the case with many insects ; and truly their immove- able ...
Σελίδα 35
... objects , as the larger are for distant ones . To say that either separately or the two together are better instruments than those that have a lens , is to assert what I suppose is not the case : and at all events it cannot be proved t ...
... objects , as the larger are for distant ones . To say that either separately or the two together are better instruments than those that have a lens , is to assert what I suppose is not the case : and at all events it cannot be proved t ...
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