Lectures on Comparative Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of ManH. G. Bohn, 1848 - 396 Seiten |
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African Albinos American ancient animal kingdom animals Asia beard beautiful biped BLUMENBACH body bones brain breed BUFFON Camper causes characters chimpansé circumstances climate colour comparative anatomy complete cranium Cuvier dark disease distinct distinguished Edition English Engravings equally Europe European exhibit existence external eyes fcap feet folio forehead gilt cloth gilt edges hair head Hence Hottentots human species human subject Ibid illustrated inches incisors Indians individuals inhabitants instances islands jaws kind latter limbs LINNEUS living mammæ mammalia Mongolian monkey moral morocco Mulatto nations native natural history nearly Negro nose numerous observed offspring orang-outang organization original Pallas peculiar pelvis phenomena physiology Portrait possess principles produced proportion quadrupeds race racters remarkable resemblance respect royal says simiæ skin skull stature structure teeth thick tion tribes ulna Van Diemen's Land variety various vertebral column vols Voyage whole wild Zambos zoology
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Seite 155 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Seite 386 - Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
Seite 154 - ... in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Seite 385 - The grandest and most valuable of the many scientific Works produced by Sir William Hooker. HOOKER'S EXOTIC FLORA, Containing Figures and Descriptions of Rare, or otherwise interesting Exotic Plants, especially of such as are deserving of being cultivated in our Gardens. 3 vols.
Seite 3 - ELEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY; containing Proofs of the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures; a Summary of the History of the Jews...
Seite 154 - THIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam; in the day when they were created.
Seite 155 - And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Seite 389 - It is, indeed, a lasting memorial of eminent literary exertion, devoted to a subject of great importance, and one dear, not only to every scholar, but to every reader of intelligence to whom the truth of history is an object of consideration.
Seite 379 - HANSARD'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF ARCHERY. Being the complete History and Practice of the Art: interspersed with numerous Anecdotes; forming a complete Manual for the Bowman. Svo. Illustrated l>y 39 beautiful Line Engravings, "exquisitely finished, by ENGLEIIEAUT, POUTBURY, etc., after Designs by STEPHASOFJ?
Seite 387 - Robson, and others ; besides many thousand names which have never appeared in any previous Work. This volume, in fact, in a small compass, but without abridgment, contains more than four ordinary quartos. BURNS' WORKS, WITH LIFE BY ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, AND NOTES BY SIR WALTER SCOTT, CAMPBELL, WORDSWORTH, LOCKHART, &c.