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THIS scholarly work has been received by students and specialists alike as an invaluable addition to Aristotelian literature. The Introduction and Com mentary are masterpieces of their kind and help considerably the understanding of a natural philo sophy which does not correspond with modern views, but which inspired scientific thought until the advent of Galilean mechanics. The physics of Aristotle, however, have more than a historical value: they help to form a more accurate view of the whole Aristotelian synthesis, and of the scientific problems which were discussed in classical antiquity. Further, its philosophical foundations could still be used to day ; have we not heard scientific workers heralding a return to Aristotelianism in natural philosophy? The printers have taken considerable care in pro ducing a Greek text as faultless as possible, and have thus secured a share in the praise which the book rightly deserves.
Aristotle's Physics
A revised Text, with Introduction and Commentary, by W. D. Ross . Pp. xii + 750. (Oxford: Clarendon Press ; London: Oxford University Press, 1936.) 36s. net.
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G., T. Aristotle's Physics. Nature 141, 184 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141184d0
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