r> E S C R I V T I 0. 337 



THm , vel denuo ren?.rci , III. 4e Reaiimur ^ cuiiis e 

 "vita difceffum , ob rumma eius in Pbyncnm et HiQo- 

 riam np.ruralem n^erita , omnes lugent eruditi , (iuis 

 foperque demonftrauit {a'^ \ horum vero radios , quouis 

 modo mudliitos , reparari , obferuaruut Cel. Iu.fflsu , 

 Guetiard , Genard de Viilars ib) , Needham {c) , alii- 

 que. Nec mirum id omne nobis Yidcbitur , fi in 

 mentem renocai^e velimus pbaenomena, in aquarum dul- 

 dum Polypis , vermibus varii generis aquaticis, Lumbri- 

 cis terreftribus , Hirudine-Limace, Miliepedibus aquaticis , 

 Vrticis marinis tiz. obleraata , quibus omnibiis , in duiis 

 pluresue partes difledis, fingulae partes in totidem trans- 

 fbrfnantur animalia , primo , quod antea coniun^fia effor- 

 ETjabant , fimilia ; quae fane eo raaiore digna liint ad- 

 miratione , quo minus anguHis fipgularis illa propagatio 

 circumicripta eft limitibus ; experimento tamen , in can- 

 CTOrum cauda inftituto , non refpondifle eueiituin , III. 

 de Reammr (d) teihtur ; ncque feliciori cum fucceflii 

 m Polypo noflro pofle iDflitui , ficile crediderim. Sic 



quo- 



[d) In Comm Acad. Scien. Parif, An. 1712. Hift. 45. Mem. 

 2<)5 trdit. Amft. 



(b) Mem p ur fervir ^ Ihiftoire dcs IbC par Mr. de Reaumur, 

 Tom^ V]. An. MDCCXLII. 4to Preftce pag. 5i. 62. et 63. 



(f) In tr.ftnru,cui tituluscft: New Microfcopical Difcoveries , Lond. 

 174-5- 8vo pag. 5. fcr.bit : ,, I have by me the Arm of a 

 ,,Scar - fifchrepairing its Lols , prciervM in Spirits , where the 

 ,>protrudet Extremity is diftu.ctly vifible , as not having arrL 

 5, ved to the Diamctcr of the reft of the Arm. ,, 



d) h Ciimm. Acad. Scicn. Parif. Hift. 4.5. Mc«n. 295. edit. 

 Amft. pag. 311, 



Tom.VILNou.Com. V v 



