Aristotelian physics
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Aristotelian Physics the natural sciences, described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC). In the Physics, Aristotle established general principles of change that govern all natural bodies; both living and inanimate, celestial and terrestrial—including all motion, change in respect to place, change in respect to size or number, qualitative change of any kind, and coming to be and passing away.
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Disputed works are marked by *, and ** marks a work generally agreed to be spurious.
- (184a) Physics (or Physica)
- (268a) On the Heavens (or De Caelo)
- (314a) On Generation and Corruption (or De Generatione et Corruptione)
- (338a) Meteorology (or Meteorologica)
- (391a) On the Universe** (or De Mundo)
- (402a) On the Soul (or De Anima)
- The Parva Naturalia ("Little Physical Treatises"):
- (436a) Sense and Sensibilia (or De Sensu et Sensibilibus)
- (449b) On Memory (or De Memoria et Reminiscentia)
- (453b) On Sleep (or De Somno et Vigilia)
- (458a) On Dreams (or De Insomniis)
- (462b) On Divination in Sleep (or De Divinatione per Somnum)
- (464b) On Length and Shortness of Life (or De Longitudine et Brevitate Vitae)
- (467b) On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration (or De Juventute et Senectute, De Vita et Morte, De Respiratione)
- (481a) On Breath** (or De Spiritu)
- (486a) History of Animals (or Historia Animalium)
- (639a) Parts of Animals (or De Partibus Animalium)
- (698a) Movement of Animals (or De Motu Animalium)
- (704a) Progression of Animals (or De Incessu Animalium)
- (715a) Generation of Animals (or De Generatione Animalium)
- (791a) On Colors** (or De Coloribus)
- (800a) On Things Heard** (or De audibilibus)
- (805a) Physiognomonics** (or Physiognomonica)
- (815a) On Plants** (or De Plantis)
- (830a) On Marvellous Things Heard** (or De mirabilibus auscultationibus)
- (847a) Mechanics** (or Mechanica)
- (859a) Problems* (or Problemata)
- (968a) On Indivisible Lines** (or De Lineis Insecabilibus)
- (973a) The Situations and Names of Winds** (or Ventorum Situs)
- (974a) On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias**
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