Aristotle and His

Abstract

Aristotle was one of the forefathers in the history of the science of meteorology. His Meteorologica is the oldest comprehensive treatise on the subject of meteorology. This paper presents a brief summary of some of the interesting facets of this important work by Aristotle. For Athens politically, the fourth century B.C. could hardly have been more dismal. The Peloponnesian Wars had ended in 404 with the surrender of Athens to Sparta. The next half century saw many little wars break out between the Greek city-states. Political intrigues were rampant, alliances were made and broken, and what little hope of national unity among the Greeks quickly evaporated. To the east, the ominous shadow of the growing Macedonian power steadily moved over the Greek cities, heralding the approaching end to Greek independence. Despite this background of political disintegration, however, Greek culture continued to flourish, and Athens remained the center of Greek culture. One of the most famous Athenian intellects during this period was Aristotle (384-322 B.C.). Aristotle (Fig.