The Five Senses of ManHenry S. King & Company, 1876 - 304 pagini |
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... motion , and chemical affinity - produce in the sensory organs an irritation of the sensory nerves connected with them , and these convey the irritation which is there received throughout their entire length to the brain . Each organ of ...
... motion , and chemical affinity - produce in the sensory organs an irritation of the sensory nerves connected with them , and these convey the irritation which is there received throughout their entire length to the brain . Each organ of ...
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... motion the point of distinct vision chances to fall upon an object which attracts attention by its brightness , colour , or motion , then by a repetition of this process , the child will gradually learn by experiment to repeat the ...
... motion the point of distinct vision chances to fall upon an object which attracts attention by its brightness , colour , or motion , then by a repetition of this process , the child will gradually learn by experiment to repeat the ...
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... motion we perceive simulta- neously the inward sensation of movement of the muscles , that is , the existence of the sensation of touch , and , by means of our sense of sight , the visible motion of the hand and the object . - The ...
... motion we perceive simulta- neously the inward sensation of movement of the muscles , that is , the existence of the sensation of touch , and , by means of our sense of sight , the visible motion of the hand and the object . - The ...
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... motion by the eye , and the sensation of it by the hand - the commencement of the sensation of touch as soon as the eye sees that the ob- ject is moved by the hand , all lead to the conviction that the cause of both sensations must be ...
... motion by the eye , and the sensation of it by the hand - the commencement of the sensation of touch as soon as the eye sees that the ob- ject is moved by the hand , all lead to the conviction that the cause of both sensations must be ...
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... motion we can judge of the weight of a body , by estimat- ing the amount of force which we have to use in order to lift it . At the same time every object exercises a pressure on the skin by its weight , which we perceive as such , and ...
... motion we can judge of the weight of a body , by estimat- ing the amount of force which we have to use in order to lift it . At the same time every object exercises a pressure on the skin by its weight , which we perceive as such , and ...
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