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z o O N O M I A. S. E. C. T. I. O. F. MOTION-- The whole of NATube may be
supposed to consist of two essences or substances; one of which may be termed
spirit, and the other matter. The former of these possesses the power to
commence or ...
z o O N O M I A. S. E. C. T. I. O. F. MOTION-- The whole of NATube may be
supposed to consist of two essences or substances; one of which may be termed
spirit, and the other matter. The former of these possesses the power to
commence or ...
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The primary motions of matter may be divided into three classes, those belonging
to gravitation, to chemistry, and to life; and each class has its peculiar laws.
Though these three classes include the motions of solid, liquid, and aerial bodies
; ...
The primary motions of matter may be divided into three classes, those belonging
to gravitation, to chemistry, and to life; and each class has its peculiar laws.
Though these three classes include the motions of solid, liquid, and aerial bodies
; ...
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... the explosions of some bodies, and the flower decomposition of others, and
occasion our ideas of fluidity; when the attractions prevail over the repulsions,
they may cause the strićter combinations and cohesions of matter, as in
crystallization ...
... the explosions of some bodies, and the flower decomposition of others, and
occasion our ideas of fluidity; when the attractions prevail over the repulsions,
they may cause the strićter combinations and cohesions of matter, as in
crystallization ...
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Secondly, the glands without convolution, as the capillary vessels, which unite
the terminations of the arteries and veins; and separate both the mucus, which
lubricates the cellular membrane, and the perspirable matter, which preserves
the ...
Secondly, the glands without convolution, as the capillary vessels, which unite
the terminations of the arteries and veins; and separate both the mucus, which
lubricates the cellular membrane, and the perspirable matter, which preserves
the ...
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The circumstances attending the exertion of this power of cox TRAction constitute
the laws of animal motion, as the circumstances attending the exertion of the
power of Art Rocpros constitute the laws of motion of inanimate matter. II. The
spirit ...
The circumstances attending the exertion of this power of cox TRAction constitute
the laws of animal motion, as the circumstances attending the exertion of the
power of Art Rocpros constitute the laws of motion of inanimate matter. II. The
spirit ...
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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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