Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge. [With] Supp, Volume 2 |
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... most curious and interefting branch of natural knowledge , and the phyficians as a principal foundation of their art . Both of them , in that interval of time , contribu- ted daily to the common flock , by more accu- rate and extended ...
... most curious and interefting branch of natural knowledge , and the phyficians as a principal foundation of their art . Both of them , in that interval of time , contribu- ted daily to the common flock , by more accu- rate and extended ...
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... most important ftep that has been made in the knowledge of animal bodies in any age , It not only reflected light upon what had been already found out in anato- my , but also pointed out the means of further inveftigation . And ...
... most important ftep that has been made in the knowledge of animal bodies in any age , It not only reflected light upon what had been already found out in anato- my , but also pointed out the means of further inveftigation . And ...
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... most in- flexible part of the body , which affifts in forming the great frame work of the human machine .-- The bones having no nerves , are quite inf . nuble . ( 83. ) A CARTILAGE is that whitish or pear - co- Joured fubftance , which ...
... most in- flexible part of the body , which affifts in forming the great frame work of the human machine .-- The bones having no nerves , are quite inf . nuble . ( 83. ) A CARTILAGE is that whitish or pear - co- Joured fubftance , which ...
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... most . The other ends of thefe bones have round heads for the articulations of the fingers ; but the other joints of the fingers have double heads and fockets . The thumb is fhorter and tronger than any of the fingers , because in its ...
... most . The other ends of thefe bones have round heads for the articulations of the fingers ; but the other joints of the fingers have double heads and fockets . The thumb is fhorter and tronger than any of the fingers , because in its ...
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... most distinct , this fubftance appears of a black colour , and is compofed of two diftinét layers . It is this that chiefly gives the colour to the fkin ; for it is black in the African ; white , brown , or yellowish , in the European ...
... most distinct , this fubftance appears of a black colour , and is compofed of two diftinét layers . It is this that chiefly gives the colour to the fkin ; for it is black in the African ; white , brown , or yellowish , in the European ...
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