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In the functions which are to be considered , a variable is involved ; and , when
quantities are spoken of as rational or irrational , the meaning always is , rational
or irrational with respect to the rariable . Thus , c being constant , and p variable ...
In the functions which are to be considered , a variable is involved ; and , when
quantities are spoken of as rational or irrational , the meaning always is , rational
or irrational with respect to the rariable . Thus , c being constant , and p variable ...
Page 55
First , it may be said that the signs of glaciation in the former extension of still
existing Swiss glaciers , are not only identical in all respects with those of the
extinct glaciers of Wales , but also that in many an Alpine valley all the ice marks
remain ...
First , it may be said that the signs of glaciation in the former extension of still
existing Swiss glaciers , are not only identical in all respects with those of the
extinct glaciers of Wales , but also that in many an Alpine valley all the ice marks
remain ...
Page 56
... other places ; and though no one that I know of , has yet attempted to prove the
ploughing of drift out of the mouths of Swiss valleys by the older and larger
glaciers , yet in every other respect the conditions are so identical , that I am
prepared ...
... other places ; and though no one that I know of , has yet attempted to prove the
ploughing of drift out of the mouths of Swiss valleys by the older and larger
glaciers , yet in every other respect the conditions are so identical , that I am
prepared ...
Page 61
In this last respect the New Testament clearly teaches that , in the resurrection ,
the human body formed after Adam as its type , is to be sublimated and reformed
after the heavenly body of the Son of God , rising to some point of perfection ...
In this last respect the New Testament clearly teaches that , in the resurrection ,
the human body formed after Adam as its type , is to be sublimated and reformed
after the heavenly body of the Son of God , rising to some point of perfection ...
Page 64
... men who labour in her sacred and whose achievements , while spreading
innumerable benefits , justly attract the admiration of mankind , contrasted
strongly in my mind with the consci . ousness of my own insignificance in this
respect .
... men who labour in her sacred and whose achievements , while spreading
innumerable benefits , justly attract the admiration of mankind , contrasted
strongly in my mind with the consci . ousness of my own insignificance in this
respect .
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