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... surface , or with the umbilical generation of conicoids . Sciences of this kind are rich in facts , and will be well occupied for ages to come in the co - ordination of these facts , though their cultivators may be cheered in the ...
... surface , or with the umbilical generation of conicoids . Sciences of this kind are rich in facts , and will be well occupied for ages to come in the co - ordination of these facts , though their cultivators may be cheered in the ...
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... surface , giving rise to innumerable minute puffs , but pro- ducing no massive visible effects . Sometimes they take place in unison , many occurring together , or in such rapid sequence that a summation of their effects is possible ...
... surface , giving rise to innumerable minute puffs , but pro- ducing no massive visible effects . Sometimes they take place in unison , many occurring together , or in such rapid sequence that a summation of their effects is possible ...
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... surface of the nerve through the galvanometer to the transverse section , that is , the surface is positive to the ' transverse section . This condition is also modified by the transmission through the nerve of a continuous current , so ...
... surface of the nerve through the galvanometer to the transverse section , that is , the surface is positive to the ' transverse section . This condition is also modified by the transmission through the nerve of a continuous current , so ...
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... surface of the glass , the curve seen in the lower part of it at A. This leaves the horizontal line ( which would be drawn by the stylet were the muscle at rest ) at A. Arrangements are then made for another experiment , in which the ...
... surface of the glass , the curve seen in the lower part of it at A. This leaves the horizontal line ( which would be drawn by the stylet were the muscle at rest ) at A. Arrangements are then made for another experiment , in which the ...
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... surface ; 2 , muscle ; a , sensory nerve ; b , nerve - cell ; c , motor nerve . The arrows indicate the direction in which the influence travels . b COOOOO FIG . 7. - Double reflex action , or action in which two or more nerve - cells ...
... surface ; 2 , muscle ; a , sensory nerve ; b , nerve - cell ; c , motor nerve . The arrows indicate the direction in which the influence travels . b COOOOO FIG . 7. - Double reflex action , or action in which two or more nerve - cells ...
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