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Preface Introduction Textual Emendations TRANSLATION Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited Subject Index
Physics;Science, Ancient;Early works;Aristotle. -- Physics;Physics -- Early works to 1800;Physics (Aristotle)
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