The role of women in early Pythagoreanism and the centrality of Theano is further attested by Aristoxenus' contemporary, Dicaearchus, who reports that Pythagoras had as followers not just men but also women and that one of these, Theano, became famous (Fr. 40 Mirhday = Porphyry, VP 19).
The electric quality of his personality has been attested by his contemporaries.
The same passage has also been suggested as a pun on Jannaeus's verbose moniker (as attested to by contemporary coins, pictured) —Yehonathan ("Yahweh gave"), often shorted as Yannai a pun which allegedly also occurs in 1QpHab 10.3-5 10.3-5
The functions of the drugs as teachers, leading participants through experiences of spiritual growth, are attested by many members of contemporary drug cults.
That there were some tensions between Tempier and the theologians is attested by Giles of Rome, a contemporary witness of the events of 1277: he claimed that some articles were condemned not on the basis of the advice of the masters, but rather due to the "obstinacy of a few".
The optimal parameter levels are attested by validation test.
The quality of the process was attested by Young's modulus and electrical conductivity measurements.
The applicability of method was attested by analysis of water samples yielding good recovery values (91.4 103.5%).
