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Ariftotelcs:namalueoeftrotundo,brachia vnicoconftant acetabu- 

 lorum ordine.Quod is fit nautilus , quem exhibemus , quodque fim- 

 plici tefta conftet,maxime Athenej autoritate confirmatur. Eius h*c 

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or/H$v r GctAc^^ /3„eS? ^ &' X os X a) /f r. Vides hic nautilo dorfum 

 duntaxatteftaceutnbui/eiq^ob ld iimplicemeileteftam,qu6d cam 

 aqua mod6 impIeat,modo vacuet,reliqua qux dicit Athenams exiis 

 quxfequuntur, notafient,quam ob caufamconuertiffefuperuaca- 

 neumfuiffet.Ariftotelesnonminuseleganter quam iucunde nautili 

 polypi,c]uem nautam interpretatus cftGaza,nauigationem depinxit 

 hocferemodo. Eftnautilus polypus& natura&a&ione mirabilis: 

 nauigatenim permaris fumma elatus,ex imogurgitccffcrt fetefta 

 inuerfa,vt afcendat facilius,& inanifcapha nauiget.Ciim vero emer- 

 ferkjConchamconucrtit.Brachia mebranacongenita connexa funt 

 quemadmodumpaImipedumauiudigiti,fcd hccc cralTiores & den- 

 iiores,iIIe. longe tenuiorcs aranearum telis fimiles, hac vt velo fpiran- 



M9.C.29. tC aura > bWnW? vt guhcrnacuhs vtitur , fi quid metuerit,teftam pro- 

 tiifusmarireplet,atq;ita demergit.Plmiusnautili mentionem facies 

 eandem nauigationem dcfcribit,fed mcndum vnum illicfubeffe opi- 

 nonnam pro pompiIos 5 polypi ouum legcndum effe arbitror ex Ari- 

 ftotele,cxquoPliniumhscmutuatumeffe certiffimum:nam pompi- 

 lus longe alius eft a polypis. Vciba Plinij (unt haec.Inter prarcipua mi- 

 racula eft qui vocatur nautilos,ab aliis pompilos. Ariftotcles vero »&- 

 7^/jS^os \_/-7wtivg)v vgwtIxos )(gj 6 vcwlt^s , \)tx mcov o dov 7ro\v7wfe$. Pergit 

 Plinius.Supinus in fumma a^quorum peruenit,ita paulatim fubri- 

 gens,vtemiflaomniper fiftulaaqua,veIutiexoneratus fcntina facilc 

 nauigct.Poftca duo prima brachia retorquens, membranam inter il- 

 lamiiastenuitatisextenditjquavelificantcin auras caeteris fubremi- 

 gansbrachiis,mediacaudavtgubcrnaculo fcregit.Ita vaditalto li- 

 burnicarumgaudensimaginer&fiquid pauoris interueniat,haufta 



tonri*' ^ emer g^ sa S u ^ Pr ^ iusac lhucadAriftotelismentem acceiTit Op- 

 ****' pianusmecminusperfpicuenautilinauigationemcecinit. Eftin tc- 

 ftaconcaua latensfpecies polypo fimilis nautilus fua celebris naui- 

 gatione.Inarcnaquidemdegit,fcdin fumma maris ctiam fepronus 

 effert,neteftamaquacompleat;fed cuminfumma aqua fucrit,con- 

 ucrfateftanauigat,tanquam gubcrnandi acatij peritus homo:duos 



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