John Freely: Quotes about the trip

John Freely was American physicist. Explore interesting quotes on way.

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“The dominant concept in Aristotle's philosophy of nature is his notion of causation. …The final cause states that each substance has an inherent purpose. Thus there must be a purpose or design in the acorn such that it always grows into an oak tree. This aspect of existence is indicated by the word entelechy; this means the purpose that guides things to develop in one way rather than another.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 291

“Empedocles tried to address the problem of change by saying that there is not one fundamental arche but four—earth, water, air, and fire—which generate all the material substances in nature by mixing together in various ways under the influence of forces he called Love and Strife.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 287

“Although many historians of the new millennium now take issue with the notion of a Scientific Revolution, it is generally agreed that Newton's work culminated the long development of European science, creating a synthesis that opened the way for the scientific culture of the modern age.”

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 190