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... pressure and that there is a greater pressure on that side of the cock on which the wind blows . This is a further development of the theory , as it tends to account for the force already discovered . We may go on and explain the ...
... pressure and that there is a greater pressure on that side of the cock on which the wind blows . This is a further development of the theory , as it tends to account for the force already discovered . We may go on and explain the ...
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... pressure , and the like . Thus the uniform of extremest intricacy . But the whole system may be re- ectoderm of the hydra , uniformly susceptible to all agencies , duced to two sets of factors . On the one hand there are is replaced by ...
... pressure , and the like . Thus the uniform of extremest intricacy . But the whole system may be re- ectoderm of the hydra , uniformly susceptible to all agencies , duced to two sets of factors . On the one hand there are is replaced by ...
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... pressure of the blood in the arterial sys- tem . The width of the renal arteries is in turn dependent on the condition of their muscular walls , whether con- tracted or relaxed ; and this condition is determined by the advent of nervous ...
... pressure of the blood in the arterial sys- tem . The width of the renal arteries is in turn dependent on the condition of their muscular walls , whether con- tracted or relaxed ; and this condition is determined by the advent of nervous ...
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... pressure , beating , section , prick- ing , & c . ; ( b ) thermally , by variation of temperature ; ( c ) chemically , by the application of such substances as acids . alkalis , or metallic salts ; ( d ) electrically , by continuous or ...
... pressure , beating , section , prick- ing , & c . ; ( b ) thermally , by variation of temperature ; ( c ) chemically , by the application of such substances as acids . alkalis , or metallic salts ; ( d ) electrically , by continuous or ...
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... pressure , or electricity is always followed by a luminous sensation . But the progress of research showed that when certain nerve - fibres were stimulated the result was not necessarily a muscular contraction : it might be contraction ...
... pressure , or electricity is always followed by a luminous sensation . But the progress of research showed that when certain nerve - fibres were stimulated the result was not necessarily a muscular contraction : it might be contraction ...
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