From the book
Centrum Naturae Concentratum
Attributed to Ali Puli · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- crayfish eyes, gastroliths, shells.
Meaning
The historical material called crayfish eyes is identified by the supplied edition as calcareous gastroliths, not the animal’s organs of sight. Conchylia means shells. Both are offered as animal-derived materials in a comparison with mineral ones, supporting the narrator’s argument that the kingdoms are not fundamentally isolated. Their presence is a concrete lexical case of the cross-kingdom thesis. The entry identifies the historical names without reproducing their claimed medicinal or chemical use as a procedure.
Places to read
- The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 27German“Die Krebsaugen, Conchylia” The paired animal materials open the series of examples.