The Five Senses of ManHenry S. King & Company, 1876 - 304 pagini |
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... impression of light upon the expanded surface of the optic nerve ; the sensation of light cannot , however , take place in the optic nerve itself , for it merely conveys the fact of the existence of the irritation to the brain . The ...
... impression of light upon the expanded surface of the optic nerve ; the sensation of light cannot , however , take place in the optic nerve itself , for it merely conveys the fact of the existence of the irritation to the brain . The ...
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... impression that an object perceived by both senses is external to our- selves . To this step of knowledge there belongs , of course , a logical conclusion , the existence of which re- mains a problem of mental life , but which is ...
... impression that an object perceived by both senses is external to our- selves . To this step of knowledge there belongs , of course , a logical conclusion , the existence of which re- mains a problem of mental life , but which is ...
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... impressions , and , indeed , of impressions of mani- fold kinds , which arouse in us peculiar sensations , and are inseparably connected with mental processes . It is re- markable how various the perceptions are which we can form by the ...
... impressions , and , indeed , of impressions of mani- fold kinds , which arouse in us peculiar sensations , and are inseparably connected with mental processes . It is re- markable how various the perceptions are which we can form by the ...
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... impression upon our skin , whilst a great part of the objects and occurrences in nature would re- main a secret to us . By handling a body we could learn its shape and form just as thoroughly as by the eye , especially when we remember ...
... impression upon our skin , whilst a great part of the objects and occurrences in nature would re- main a secret to us . By handling a body we could learn its shape and form just as thoroughly as by the eye , especially when we remember ...
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... impression produced being that of a single point , and the smaller the distance the finer is the sense of locality for that part of the skin . By this test the tip of the tongue is found to be the most sensitive , for the two points are ...
... impression produced being that of a single point , and the smaller the distance the finer is the sense of locality for that part of the skin . By this test the tip of the tongue is found to be the most sensitive , for the two points are ...
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