The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation : In two parts. viz. the heavenly bodies, elements, meteors, fossils, vegetables, animals, (beasts, birds, fishes, and insects) more particularly in the body of the earth, its figure, motion, and consistency, and in the admirable structure of the bodies of man, and other animals, as also in their generation, &c / By John Ray.

  • John Ray
Date:
1692
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Credit: The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation : In two parts. viz. the heavenly bodies, elements, meteors, fossils, vegetables, animals, (beasts, birds, fishes, and insects) more particularly in the body of the earth, its figure, motion, and consistency, and in the admirable structure of the bodies of man, and other animals, as also in their generation, &c / By John Ray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ** part Hi? the Cke hi lO 1J iti magnitude, color, figure of fome parts , or the like, ] We know as yet hut little of the mmerous Infeds hredin Water, or indeed of li^ thofe in Roots, Leaves^ Buds, flowers, fruits i 1 and Seeds , which we^ are continually fwallow-' y ing 5 and thefe too all vary according to Clf mate, £ that is^ the fame Species of Roots, 5 Leaves, 6tc. do in different Climates produce many different Species of Infetis, though fome there he common to all. the long [lender Worms, aS fmall as_ HairS, that breed heWeen the Skiti and flefh in the JJle of Ormuz and in India; which are generally ttvified out upon Sticks or Rowlers, and often^ break in the li Operation, are without doubt taken in by the Ir Water they drink in thofe Regions, as I could k prove by many and good Epcperiments, had I ill time, they who have lei fur e, may find them [S intheCodellions of Voyages and Travels, efpe- |i dally in Monfieur Thevenot. By this Expli- i; cation we may give a better Account of. the I Vomitings up of Tadpoles, Snails, and other j. Animals, recorded in Medical Hifiories; than I by any Hypothecs of Equivocal Generation: p As to Infefls found in ft in king flefh, or rotten ! V^getableSy 1 could never obferve or find any I them different from thofe Parenf hfebls,. ! syhich hover about ^ or feed upon fuch ' Bodies, ' ' ' • . . , V aJS
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