Article ID: CBB484185837

The Evolution of Wind Theory and the Concept of Exhalation in the Context of Ancient Greek Thought (2013)

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The core of wind theory in ancient Greek thought essentially remained the same from the 5th century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. Despite the theoretical differences over this long period, the concept of exhalation plays the central role in the physical mechanism of wind creation. The first theoretical propositions on the creation of winds are found in the works of the Presocratic philosophers. The first comprehensive theory was that of Aristotle and was quite complex. Theophrastus elaborated this theory and made it more specific. Significant progress was achieved by Straton who simplified Aristotle’s theory to a great extent, but without detracting in the slightest from its interpretative validity. Because of this simplification his theory is potentially verifiable both experimentally and empirically. Heron’s Pneumatics, in which this theory is used, includes a first attempt at an indirect verification, a fact which indicates the scientific maturity of the theory.

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Authors & Contributors
Emiliano Paparazzo
Daniele Morrone
Wilson, Malcolm
Theophrastus of Eresus
Takahashi, Hidemi
Sider, David
Concepts
Physics
Meteorology
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Optics
Geometry
Time Periods
Ancient
3rd century, B.C.
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Persia (Iran)
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