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Aristotle
On the Heavens

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1 I, 9 | the sun, and some of the stars; these we say are "in the 2 II, 2 | the region from which the stars rise. So this will be the 3 II, 6 | some divergence of the stars would have taken place before 4 II, 7 | have next to speak of the stars, as they are called, of 5 II, 7 | been said that each of the stars should be composed of that 6 II, 7 | as those who say that the stars are fiery because they believe 7 II, 7 | the fact, then, that the stars are neither fiery nor move 8 II, 8 | only in the position of the stars but also in that of the 9 II, 8 | have the absurdity that the stars and the circles move with 10 II, 8 | true of the movement of the stars contained in the circles 11 II, 8 | clearly we also admit that if stars shifted their position so 12 II, 8 | still and that it is the stars themselves which move. For 13 II, 8 | will follow that the outer stars are the swifter, and that 14 II, 8 | and that the pace of the stars corresponds to the size 15 II, 8 | circles should move, while the stars are at rest and move with 16 II, 8 | whole.~Again, since the stars are spherical, as our opponents 17 II, 8 | it follows that if the stars have a movement of their 18 II, 8 | apparent twinkling of the fixed stars and the absence of twinkling 19 II, 8 | when it comes to the fixed stars it is quivering because 20 II, 8 | it is also clear that the stars do not roll. For rolling 21 II, 8 | movement of their own which the stars possessed would presumably 22 II, 8 | move in one lace, and the stars are not required to move 23 II, 9 | that the movement of the stars produces a harmony, i.e. 24 II, 9 | moon, they say, and all the stars, so great in number and 25 II, 9 | circular movement of the stars is a harmony. Since, however, 26 II, 9 | say that the motion of the stars produces a concord corroborates 27 II, 9 | its character.~That the stars are spherical and are not 28 II, 10| movements of the several stars depend, as regards the varieties 29 II, 12| Similar accounts of other stars are given by the Egyptians 30 II, 12| evidence about particular stars is derived. A second difficulty 31 II, 12| includes such a multitude of stars that their whole array seems 32 II, 12| counting, while of the other stars each one is separated off, 33 II, 12| have been thinking of the stars as mere bodies, and as units 34 II, 12| the action of the lower stars as similar to that of animals 35 II, 12| crowded a vast multitude of stars, while of the other stars 36 II, 12| stars, while of the other stars each has been separately 37 II, 12| The characteristics of the stars which move with a circular 38 II, 13| the earth is one of the stars, creating night and day 39 II, 14| some who make it one of the stars, and others who, setting 40 II, 14| and turnings of the fixed stars. Yet no such thing is observed. 41 II, 14| thing is observed. The same stars always rise and set in the 42 II, 14| by which the order of the stars is determined, are fully 43 II, 14| our observations of the stars make it evident, not only 44 II, 14| much change, I mean, in the stars which are overhead, and 45 II, 14| which are overhead, and the stars seen are different, as one 46 II, 14| southward. Indeed there are some stars seen in Egypt and in the 47 II, 14| the northerly regions; and stars, which in the north are 48 II, 14| that as compared with the stars it is not of great size.~ ~ 49 III, 1 | and its parts, the moving stars within it, the matter of


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