Mercator wrote: “When I saw that Moses ’ version of the Genesis of the world did not fit sufficiently in many ways with Aristotle and the rest of the philosophers, I began to have doubts about the truth of all philosophers and started to investigate the secrets of nature. ”
Mercator menulis, ” Ketika saya melihat bahwa versi Musa tentang asal mula bumi dalam banyak hal tidak selaras dengan pandangan Aristoteles dan para filsuf lainnya, saya mulai meragukan kebenaran ajaran semua filsuf dan mulai meneliti rahasia alam. ”