Sacred Texts: The Classics

Aristotle: On The Hevens: Book IV: Chapter 1

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WE have now to consider the terms ‘heavy’ and ‘light’. We must ask what the bodies so called are, how they are constituted, and what is the reason of their possessing these powers. The consideration of these questions is a proper part of the theory of movement, since we call things heavy and light because they have the power of being moved naturally in a certain way.

Aristotle: On The Hevens: Book IV: Chapter 1

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