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If anyone wishes to observe the works of nature, he should put his trust not in books of… — Galen

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If anyone wishes to observe the works of nature, he should put his trust not in books of anatomy but in his own eyes.

Galen
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Advice
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Scientific literature
Time
175Classical antiquity
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Galen
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Galen. On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body, translated by Margaret Tallmadge May. Vol. 1, Cornell University Press, 1968, p. 119.
Original citation
Galen. De Usu Partium Corporis Humani [On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body]. c. 175.

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