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... object in writing them has been to set down , in plain and concise language , that which any person who desires to become acquainted with the prin- ciples of Human Physiology may learn , with a fair prospect of having but little to ...
... object in writing them has been to set down , in plain and concise language , that which any person who desires to become acquainted with the prin- ciples of Human Physiology may learn , with a fair prospect of having but little to ...
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... objects . Multiplying glasses . 13. The judgment of distance by the size and intensity o visual images . Perspective . 14. Magnifying glasses . 15. Why the sun , or moon , looks large near the horizon . 16. The judgment of form by ...
... objects . Multiplying glasses . 13. The judgment of distance by the size and intensity o visual images . Perspective . 14. Magnifying glasses . 15. Why the sun , or moon , looks large near the horizon . 16. The judgment of form by ...
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... objects . If the box were so made that its back , on which the image is supposed to be thrown , received distinct images of very distant objects , all near ones would be indistinct . And if , on the other hand , IX . ] 229 ADJUSTMENT OF ...
... objects . If the box were so made that its back , on which the image is supposed to be thrown , received distinct images of very distant objects , all near ones would be indistinct . And if , on the other hand , IX . ] 229 ADJUSTMENT OF ...
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... object , and then adjusted to a near one in the same line of vision , the position of the eyeball remaining ... objects . their position . But the second upright image , that re- flected by the front face of the lens , does change both ...
... object , and then adjusted to a near one in the same line of vision , the position of the eyeball remaining ... objects . their position . But the second upright image , that re- flected by the front face of the lens , does change both ...
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... objects really existed . For there can be no doubt that exactly those parts of her retina which would have been affected by the image of a cat , and those parts of her auditory organ which would have been set vibrating by her husband's ...
... objects really existed . For there can be no doubt that exactly those parts of her retina which would have been affected by the image of a cat , and those parts of her auditory organ which would have been set vibrating by her husband's ...
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