Cum ergo haec naturali modo sint a maioribus observata animoque advertam inusitatas et obscuras multis res esse mihi scribendas, quo facilius ad sensus legentium pervenire possint, brevibus voluminibus iudicavi scribere; ita enim expedita erunt ad intellegendum.
Since then, these things have been observed by our forefathers in the order of nature, and I find that I must deal with topics unfamiliar and obscure to the many, I decided to write in short compass, that they might more easily reach the perception of the reader. For so they will be convenient for understanding.
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