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. -uo MARCELLUS MALPIGHIUS 



Veftlm 6' Ctiter plurcs in funkulos rcfojvj docucrunt , quos nonnulli pcripau^ 

 tjci coarciatas artciias crcdidcrc. Qua- tamcn ab crania iUuiSura dillbna obfci- 

 vavi, paucis accipe. 



In Xipbia , qui ingcmcm oculum fortitus eft , opticus nctvos foh'tis quidem 

 mcmbianis involutus, fed non nitiinc folidus, & continuus, ncc nervtiilibiu 

 lis rel fimiculis diflio&is non ad fenfum porofus , vcl inligni cavitate donjtul 

 <*feu*uri fed ab bis long* divert con fpicitur Ihuflura: Hiijus cnim mcditul- 

 Itum nil afaiid cO, quam alba Cocbn fubltantia, non kvitcr compute, in ex 

 cenfam yclu.i placeman , VdflUju craffiaicm laminar., pii matre contentam, 

 & in pbcas inligncs circumduct , qua: totajn quandoque ncrvi diamctnim icfla 

 .proccflu cKtirnint. quandoque toituosc m gy ros flcOuncui, w in exvata icone 

 cojifrjiccrc potciu, 



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A. Membrana invejlient neivum efitcum. 



B. Mci>ibr.uij icnnifiw* inyejlwis netvi vtrmieuUui prepaginti rafit fmufieh 



-C. DuftiUiKT* fubflmis opiiii fij ttinfvafum ftrjft. 



D. tjufdtm ptr hn«um tontimuuo, 



E, FiUwcnu, <£■ r*ft , qnibns feRit nerval exKnditur, qmfi in mi-Um man. 



pr,waiii. 



y,*-, ! Singula! anrcm pficirum ctrcumvoiationcs bine indc tcntii obvclantur marrc ; pec 



tf.io'Sri^?™ «"«**« ftnguinca vaCa fttis confpicua. cjiix undiqrtc propagines inittune/ 

 .ax r Mi. "« lit non leviter bis iiunctur. Invcflicut tota bare moles dura matt* , a oua 

 optiei figure , ci: tobur cmcrgit , & vdiit in fVcicuIum rccolligitur : 4Indc li hxc 

 per longum fecctur , &: valorum raniuli , fimulque ncrvcx librulx membrai-as 

 iwcientci Uesropuii , torus opticus nctvus in infigotsjatkudinis pljccmulam, vcl 

 mavis craOiorcm incinbianarn yafculis inigatam extendirur - ? e.\ h.u in- poJKcft' 

 oculi pane ettefcfa cflbrmatur retina , unde mihi com amiquo A'alUo di.bi:an- 

 diun venic, rctinam non membranam , fed potius CcrOm cxpantK.ium eenfro- 

 dam cfle. Hoc -in Xiplti* frpiui expenus fum , inTynno par iter. cxtenftjuc 

 grandioiilms pifcibtis, <]ui mihi fecandi occurrcrunt -, quart- hoc in omnibutpilcibus 

 perpetuuin prcbabilitcr cenfeo. 



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protuberaiiics veluti diftincias, acfeiunaaspapillasihxaiiuniri: ; rfewabamw- 

 gubtuiu wcrvuin, tcI extimum digitorum pugillum, & coiuprc& rotuiido ore 

 auuabaiu mollcia Ccicbri fubftantiaut; propria nicuibiana, jpijir.aiiccoinnm- 



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