A tale of two fishes: magical objects in natural history from antiquity through the scientific revolution.
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D000828:Animal Population Groups; D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008273:Magic / Q000266:history*; D009781:Occultism / Q000266:history*; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*