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A57647 Arcana microcosmi, or, The hid secrets of man's body discovered in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof : as also, by a discovery of the strange and marveilous diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body : with a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book, De generatione, Comenius, and others : whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book De Generatione / by A.R. Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. 1652 (1652) Wing R1947; ESTC R13878 247,834 298

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for_o he_o to_o affirm_v that_o which_o he_o can_v never_o prove_v for_o neither_o do_v he_o show_v what_o these_o fish_n be_v nor_o what_o be_v these_o instrument_n nor_o though_o there_o be_v such_o can_v he_o prove_v that_o they_o breath_n by_o they_o and_o though_o some_o creature_n have_v a_o humour_n in_o stead_n of_o blood_n yet_o that_o humour_n have_v not_o the_o property_n quality_n nor_o office_n of_o the_o blood_n object_n 7._o fish_n gape_v therefore_o they_o breathe_v answ._n here_o be_v no_o sequel_n for_o oyster_n gape_v which_o breathe_v not_o and_o many_o creature_n breath_n which_o gape_v not_o again_o if_o with_o their_o gape_v there_o be_v any_o breathe_n we_o shall_v see_v say_v aristotle_n the_o breathe_a part_n move_v but_o there_o be_v no_o motion_n at_o all_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v attraction_n and_o emission_n of_o the_o air_n without_o motion_n beside_o if_o fish_v breathe_v we_o shall_v see_v some_o bubble_n on_o the_o water_n 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