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Page 11
The immediate organs of sense consist in like manner of moving fibres
enveloped in the medullary substance above mentioned; and are erroneously
supposed to be simply an expansion of the nervous medulla, as the retina of the
eye, and ...
The immediate organs of sense consist in like manner of moving fibres
enveloped in the medullary substance above mentioned; and are erroneously
supposed to be simply an expansion of the nervous medulla, as the retina of the
eye, and ...
Page 15
And associated together in the same manner. 3. Botha'i in nearly the same times.
4. Are alike sirengthened or fatigued by exerciso. 5 ore alike painful from
inflammation. 6. Are alike benumbed by compression. 7. Are alike liable to
paralysis.
And associated together in the same manner. 3. Botha'i in nearly the same times.
4. Are alike sirengthened or fatigued by exerciso. 5 ore alike painful from
inflammation. 6. Are alike benumbed by compression. 7. Are alike liable to
paralysis.
Page 29
Our ideas are also associated together after their produćtion precisely in the
same manner as our muscular motions; which will likewise be fully explained in
the succeeding section. 3. The time taken up in performing an idea is likewise
much ...
Our ideas are also associated together after their produćtion precisely in the
same manner as our muscular motions; which will likewise be fully explained in
the succeeding section. 3. The time taken up in performing an idea is likewise
much ...
Page 32
... delirium was continued many hours; and when it ceased the convulsions did
not return; and the lady continued well many years, except some slighter
relapses, which were relieved in the same manner. Miss H-, an accomplished
young lady, ...
... delirium was continued many hours; and when it ceased the convulsions did
not return; and the lady continued well many years, except some slighter
relapses, which were relieved in the same manner. Miss H-, an accomplished
young lady, ...
Page 34
In the same manner many elderly people retain the ideas they had learned early
in life, but find great difficulty in acquiring new trains of memory; insomuch that in
extreme old age we frequently see aforgetfulness of the business of yesterday, ...
In the same manner many elderly people retain the ideas they had learned early
in life, but find great difficulty in acquiring new trains of memory; insomuch that in
extreme old age we frequently see aforgetfulness of the business of yesterday, ...
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| Title | Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ... Volume 1 of Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life, Erasmus Darwin |
| Author | Erasmus Darwin |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1801 |
| Length | 516 pages |
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