We find the advantages some men's generous pains have this way brought to the stock of natural knowledge. And if others, especially the philosophers by fire, who pretend to it, had been so wary in their observations, and sincere in their reports as those who call themselves philosophers ought to have been, our acquaintance with the bodies here about us, and our insight into their powers and operations had been yet much greater.
Eta beste batzuk, bereziki suaren filosofoak, gure ezagutzaren atal hau hobetzen omen dabiltzanak, euren buruei filosofo esaten diotenek izan behar luketen bezain zehatzak izan balira euren behaketetan eta haiek bezain zintzoak beren txostenetan, guk orain inguruan ditugun gorputzak hobeto ezagutuko genituzke eta berauen ahal eta eragiketen ezagutza askoz sakonagoa ukanen genuke.