Aristotle's System of the Physical World; A Comparison with His Predecessors.

Ithaca & New York:: Cornell University Press, (1960)., 1960. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology, vol. XXXIII. 8vo. xiv, 468 pp. Index. Red cloth. Ownership ink signature of David C. Lindberg. Very good +. Scarce. Friedrich W. Solmsen (1904-1989) was a philologist and professor of classical studies, producing some 150 books, articles, and reviews. He was influential in classical studies, including Greek tragedy, Aeschylus, Greek philosophy, Plato and Aristotle. For a long-time he was the Moses Slaughter Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. PROVENANCE: David C. Lindberg (1935-2015) was an American historian (truncated) of science. His main focus was on the history of medieval and early modern science, especially physical science and the relationship between religion and science. Lindberg was the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of History of Science and past director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. (Inventory #: S11532)