 But if the laws of nature, on the one hand, are invincible opponents, on the other, they are irresistible auxiliaries ; and it will not be amiss if we regard them in each of those characters, and consider the great importance of a knowledge of them to...  On the Growth of Plants in Closely Glazed Cases - Page 8by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward - 1842 - 95 pagesFull view - About this book
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...paragraphs, it will be noticed, are numbered — a very great help to facility of reference. "35. But if the laws of nature, on the one hand, are invincible...these characters, and consider the great importance of a knowledge of them to mankind. " I. In showing us how to avoid attempting impossibilities. " II. In... | |
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...been dispensed with, had a few simple principles of physiology been earlier recognised ! (35.) But if the laws of nature, on the one hand, are invincible...it will not be amiss if we regard them in each of those characters, and consider the great importance of a knowledge of them to mankind, — I. In showing... | |
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...nature, on the one hand, arc invincible opponents, on the other they are irresistible auxiliaries ; ant it will not be amiss if we regard them in each of these cha racters, and consider the great importance of them to man kind. 1. In showing us how to avoid attempting... | |
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