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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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... object . 16. For simplicity's sake , the membranous labyrinth and the scala media have hitherto been spoken of as if they were simple bags ; but this is not the case , each bag having a very curious and somewhat complicated form ...
... object . 16. For simplicity's sake , the membranous labyrinth and the scala media have hitherto been spoken of as if they were simple bags ; but this is not the case , each bag having a very curious and somewhat complicated form ...
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... objects , but only at the focus on the side of the lens oppo- site to the object ; and that focus is nearer when the object is distant , and further off when it is near . 13. Suppose , however , that , leaving the candle unmoved , a ...
... objects , but only at the focus on the side of the lens oppo- site to the object ; and that focus is nearer when the object is distant , and further off when it is near . 13. Suppose , however , that , leaving the candle unmoved , a ...
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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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