Aristotle animalium

Aristotle. De annua, De sensu, Historia animalium, Meteorologica. Oxford 1923. 

Already Aristotle said (De Generatione Animalium (c. 330 BC) cited by [3]) If in any future time [the facts] are ascertained, then credence should be given to the direct evidence of the senses rather than the theories. 

Lihavius, Alchymia Prooemium commentarii alchymiae, p. 20 Nimirum non ex elementis solum Deus res procreavit, sed omnino ex coelesti simul incluso elementis seminario. In Libavius s texi this passage is followed by an elaborate justification drawn from Aristotle, Meteorology I and De generatione animalium I—II. 

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