Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 207
ntained in it. This ac-tion, by the law of fluid pressure, is communicated to the whole interior ofthe labyrinth, and consequently to all portions of the auditory nerve dis-tributed throughout it: the nerve thus acted upon conveys an impression tothe brain. The several parts of the labyrinth… … ORGANS OF HEARING AND OF THE VOICE. 203 stretched across like harp-strings, constitute the lyra. The separate uses ofthese various parts are not yet fully known. The membrane of the tym-panum may be pierced, and the chain of bones may be broken, -nithout en-tire loss of hearing. 438. In the hearing…
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