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... called a Mammifer , but it is called a Mammifer because it suckles its calf . So , it is not a law of Hydrostatics , which causes water to remain at the same level in the two arms of a bent tube ; but the fact , that the water stands at ...
... called a Mammifer , but it is called a Mammifer because it suckles its calf . So , it is not a law of Hydrostatics , which causes water to remain at the same level in the two arms of a bent tube ; but the fact , that the water stands at ...
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... called Venus's Fly - trap causes its sides to spring forcibly together , so as to catch and hold the intruder , whose struggles only increase the pressure of this self- acting trap . Such movements resemble , not the actions of a bird ...
... called Venus's Fly - trap causes its sides to spring forcibly together , so as to catch and hold the intruder , whose struggles only increase the pressure of this self- acting trap . Such movements resemble , not the actions of a bird ...
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... called " the father of men and gods . " But this was merely one mode of indicating his supremacy , just as a modern prince is called the father of his people ; the idea was never made the basis of the worship of Olympian Jove , who was ...
... called " the father of men and gods . " But this was merely one mode of indicating his supremacy , just as a modern prince is called the father of his people ; the idea was never made the basis of the worship of Olympian Jove , who was ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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