Aristotle's [meteorologica]: meteorology then and now

Aristotle's [meteorologica]: meteorology then and now

Aristotle's Meteorologica concentrates on the meteorological aspects of Aristotle's work published as Meteorologica books A-D, and on how they compare now with our understanding of meteorology and climate change. In other words, how well did Aristotle fair when he tried to explain weath...

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