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S1E6: Aristotelian Physics

Aristotle tried to base his physics on actual observations of the  world, but due to inadequate observations and hidden assumptions, nearly  all of it is wrong. He separated the cosmos into the terrestrial and  celestial regions. In the terrestrial region, all matter is made of a  mixture of the four Read more…

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S1E5: Aristotle (and Alexander)

Although much of what Aristotle taught is wrong, he is remembered as the Father of Science because of his method of understanding the world. He insisted that we first observe the world and compare our theories to our observations. If our theories disagree with observations, they are wrong. He catalogued Read more…

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