Physics - Dover Thrift Editions Author:Aristotle Written in the fourth century BCE by Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, Physics sets out to define the principles and causes of change, movement, or motion. For 2,000 years ? until discoveries by Galileo, Newton, and other scientists ? this treatise was the primary source for explanations of falling rocks, rising flames, the circulation ... more »of air, and other physical phenomena. It remains a foundational work of modern science and philosophy.« less