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The whole of these papers were written between the years 1670 and 1676 ; and
read at intervals, during various meetings of the Royal Society. The whole were
collected in 1682, and published in a folio volume, by the orders of the Society.
The whole of these papers were written between the years 1670 and 1676 ; and
read at intervals, during various meetings of the Royal Society. The whole were
collected in 1682, and published in a folio volume, by the orders of the Society.
Page 122
Supposing only four oz. of blood to enter the heart at each diastole, and
supposing the pulse to beat at the rate of 75 times in a minute, then it will follow
that the whole blood in a man circulates 140 times in an honr.' Dr. James Keill
published a ...
Supposing only four oz. of blood to enter the heart at each diastole, and
supposing the pulse to beat at the rate of 75 times in a minute, then it will follow
that the whole blood in a man circulates 140 times in an honr.' Dr. James Keill
published a ...
Page 141
Animals, during one period ' of their life, are increasing in size, and during the
whole of it their organs are undergoing almost perpetual changes. Hence the
necessity of food to repair the waste and increase the bulk. Now almost every ...
Animals, during one period ' of their life, are increasing in size, and during the
whole of it their organs are undergoing almost perpetual changes. Hence the
necessity of food to repair the waste and increase the bulk. Now almost every ...
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Contents
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION | 1 |
NATURAL HISTORY | 16 |
C5413 II _ On ZOOLOGY | 71 |
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