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Aristotle Research Paper

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Aristotle was born 384 BCE in Stagira, Ancient Greece to Nicomachus, his father, and Phaestis, his mother. His father worked as a court physician for Amyntas III, while much is unknown about his mother. Both died while Aristotle was a young child, so he spent most of his early childhood being raised by Proxenus, who was married to Aristotle’s older sister Arimneste.
After he turned seventeen he enrolled in Plato’s Academy in Athens, and developed a close relationship with Plato. Soon after Plato died, however, he was invited to court in Mythias. There he found his first wife, Pythias, and had a daughter named after her. He then founded Lyceum in 355 BC, which was also coincidentally the same year his first wife died. He spent little time …show more content…

He spent his life after Alexander as a teacher, researcher, and writer at his school in the Athens. Aristotle is well known for his works as a Philosopher, highlighting some works known as On the Heavens, and the theoretical element to do with his Alchemy work Quinessence. He also was known for his work in biology, as he was able to identify nearly 600 species of animals into different groups that he had called genus. Another one of his biggest achievements was his contribution to Astronomy, which is the study of celestial objects such as stars and planets. One of his theories pertaining to Astronomy was that the sun, moon, the planets, and the stars would travel in separate spheres. Apparently, when the spheres come in contact with the other, they make a music of spheres.
However he was known for his incredible discoveries and theories, he was wrong about much as well. For instance, he believed that the earth was the center of the universe which it is not. Another thing he was wrong about is atomic theory. He believed that all materials on earth were not made up of atoms, but from the four elements of Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. He believed that all elements were a mix between

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