[586] I, 13. “Sed visus iudicium et vulgarem opinionem sequitur historialis narratio.” [587] II, 49. [588] Preface, p. xxx. [589] See _I Hermas_, iii, 42. “Hear therefore why the tower is built upon the water: because your life is and shall be saved by water....” [590] I, 16. [591] II, 14. Vitruvius, VIII, v. 5, ascribes this doctrine to Archimedes. [592] II, 172; and p. 109 of _De utensilibus_. [593] II, 49. [594] Wright points out (p. 1, note) that in Beckman’s _History of Inventions_ no instances are given of allusions to glass mirrors earlier than the middle of the thirteenth century. [595] II, 154. [596] II, 99. [597] P. xxxix. [598] II, 140. [599] II, 138. [600] I, 48. [601] I, 78. [602] I, 25. [603] II, 123. This reminds one of the account of the tunny fish by Plutarch which we noted in our chapter on Plutarch, where he says that the tunny fish needs no astrological canons and is familiar with arithmetic; “Yes, by Zeus, and with optics, too.” It is unlikely that Neckam was acquainted with Plutarch’s _Essays_. [604] I, 75; the reasoning is somewhat similar to Adelard of Bath’s explanation why his nephew wept for joy. [605] II, 156. [606] II, 189. [607] II, 85. [608] II, 139. [609] II, 80. [610] II, 153; this item is also found in the _De Natura rerum_ of Thomas of Cantimpré. [611] II, 153. [612] I, 9. [613] I, 7. [614] I, 10. See p. 670 for Bacon’s different account of this point. [615] II, 173. [616] I, 6. [617] I, 15. [618] Jesus 94. The MS includes a gloss on the psalter, a commentary on the proverbs of Solomon, two sermons, and three books on “Who can find a virtuous woman?” by Bede. CHAPTER XLIV MOSES MAIMONIDES (MUSA IBN MAIMUN) 1135-1204 His life--His works in the west--His works in Latin--Attitude to science and religion--Attitude to magic--Towards empiricism--Abuse of divine names--Occult virtue and empirical remedies in his work on poisons--Attitude to astrology--Divination and prophecy--Marvels in the _Aphorisms_. [Sidenote: His life.]