The Five Senses of ManHenry S. King & Company, 1876 - 304 páginas |
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... closed ; and to anyone who is interested in a careful , clear , scientific exposition of the functions of the senses , we can recommend this volume .'- ACADEMY . Second Edition , enlarged and thoroughly revised , large post 8vo . cloth ...
... closed ; and to anyone who is interested in a careful , clear , scientific exposition of the functions of the senses , we can recommend this volume .'- ACADEMY . Second Edition , enlarged and thoroughly revised , large post 8vo . cloth ...
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... closed eyes the part touched , with more or less certainty . In the hands this power is very perfect , and the more perfect the nearer we approach to the tips of the fingers . We can distinguish between touches on the three finger ...
... closed eyes the part touched , with more or less certainty . In the hands this power is very perfect , and the more perfect the nearer we approach to the tips of the fingers . We can distinguish between touches on the three finger ...
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... their skin possesses a far less culti- vated sense of locality . It would , for instance , be very difficult to recognise with closed eyes the form of a body , however simple , by the aid of the 24 THE FIVE SENSES OF MAN .
... their skin possesses a far less culti- vated sense of locality . It would , for instance , be very difficult to recognise with closed eyes the form of a body , however simple , by the aid of the 24 THE FIVE SENSES OF MAN .
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... must then say , with closed eyes , whether he feels the contact of two separate points , or whether both points seem to be merged into one . The result of this experiment upon the less sensitive parts THE SENSE OF TOUCH . 25.
... must then say , with closed eyes , whether he feels the contact of two separate points , or whether both points seem to be merged into one . The result of this experiment upon the less sensitive parts THE SENSE OF TOUCH . 25.
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... closed , and hold the book at about the distance at which a good eye is gene- rally able to read . If , now , the book is moved slightly to and fro , then we shall find a distance at which the large white circle to the right disappears ...
... closed , and hold the book at about the distance at which a good eye is gene- rally able to read . If , now , the book is moved slightly to and fro , then we shall find a distance at which the large white circle to the right disappears ...
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