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Book SynopsisIn the first full-length study in English of the Meteorologica, Malcolm Wilson presents a groundbreaking interpretation of Aristotle's natural philosophy by integrating weather phenomena between the universal cosmos as a whole and the microcosmic animals on the earth. The book also provides an invaluable section-by-section analysis of the text.
Trade Review'Anyone interested in Aristotle's conception of the cosmos or his scientific method should find this material (and Wilson's accounts of them) of great interest … My reaction to this book is overwhelmingly positive.' Robert Mayhew, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'In this remarkable book, Malcolm Wilson returns Meteorologica I-III to its important place in Aristotle's account of the natural world.' Craig Martin, Early Science and Medicine
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The rebirth of meteorology; 2. From elements to exhalations; 3. The exhalations; 4. The biological method; 5. Teleology in the Meteorologica; 6. Kapnosphere; 7. Condensation and precipitation (1.9-12); 8. Fresh waters (1.13-14); 9. The sea (2.1-3); 10. Winds (2.4-6); 11. Earthquakes and stormy phenomena (2.7-3.1); 12. Reflections (3.2-6); 13. Minerals and metals.
