Mechanical Problems
Encyclopedia
Mechanics is a text traditionally attributed to Aristotle
, though his authorship of it is disputed. Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was Archytas
.
During the Renaissance
, an edition of this work was published by Francesco Maurolico
.
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
, though his authorship of it is disputed. Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was Archytas
Archytas
Archytas was an Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist. He was a scientist of the Pythagorean school and famous for being the reputed founder of mathematical mechanics, as well as a good friend of Plato....
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During the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
, an edition of this work was published by Francesco Maurolico
Francesco Maurolico
Francesco Maurolico was a Greek mathematician and astronomer of Sicily. Throughout his lifetime, he made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy...
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External links
- Pseudo-Aristotle, Mechanica - Greek text and English translation