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- Tasks performed by close observation. H962
- Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation. J50
- Army saved from ambush by observation of birds' movements. Birds fly from part of woods in which ambushed men lie. J53
- Unscrupulous conduct of business learned from observation of usurer's own practices and used against him. J56
- Observation of dying people for a year takes man's thoughts from lust. J62
- Deductions from observation. J1661.1
- How he knew she was baking cakes. Husband actually knows from observation but wife thinks he has supernatural knowledge and spreads his fame. J1713.1
- Imitation of diagnosis by observation: ass's flesh. A doctor tells his patient that he has eaten too much chicken, and this the patient confesses. The doctor's son wants to know how the diagnosis was made. The doctor says that as he rode up he observed chicken feathers and made his conclusions. The son imitates. He sees an ass's saddle. Diagnosis: you have eaten too much ass's flesh. J2412.4
- Imitation of diagnosis by observation: stick under table. J2412.4.1
- Sham physician pretends to diagnose entirely from urinalysis. Really from observation and inference from trifles. K1955.2