De Caelo

This new translation of De Caelo (On the Heavens) fits seamlessly with other volumes in the New Hackett Aristotle series, enabling Anglophone readers to study Aristotle's work in a way previously not possible. The Introduction describes the book that lies ahead, explaining what it is about, what it is trying to do, how it goes about doing it, and what sort of audience it presupposes. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index indicates the places where focused discussion of key notions occurs. "This edition includes new translations of Aristotle's De Caelo. The translations are noteworthy for their consistency and accuracy, and fit seamlessly with the other volumes in the series, enabling Anglophone readers to read Aristotle's works in a way previously not possible. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index of Terms guides the reader to places where focused discussion of key notions occurs"-- Provided by publisher Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction Book I I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 I 8 I 9 I 10 I 11 I 12 Book II II 1 II 2 II 3 II 4 II 5 II 6 II 7 II 8 II 9 II 10 II 11 II 12 II 13 II 14 Book III III 1 III 2 III 3 III 4 III 5 III 6 III 7 III 8 Book IV IV 1 IV 2 IV 3 IV 4 IV 5 IV 6 Notes Book I Book II Book III Book IV Appendix Further Reading Index Back Cover THE science which has to do with nature clearly concerns itself for the most part with bodies and magnitudes and their properties and movements, but also with the principles of this sort of substance, as many as they may be.