Aristotle

By: Manvir Gill and Kaljeevan Kahlon Chemistry 11

Personal LifeAristotle was born in 384 BC in StagiraHe was an ancient Greek philosopherAt the age of seventeen, he went to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy He opened his own philosophical school called LyceumAristotle died in 322 BC

Idea of the atom Made of four “elements” earth, fire, water, and air.Four qualities to these elements: dryness, hotness, coldness and moistnessFifth element called aither

Experiment/ Area of Study

Aristotle studies Physics, Logic, Biology, poetry, theater, music, politics, government and ethnics

Major Scientific contributions

Scientific methodPhysics: examined nature of matter, space, time and motionCosmology: all things fall toward the centre of earth or move around the earth

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotlehttp://www.universetoday.com/62400/aristotle-atomic-theory/ http://www.thocp.net/biographies/aristoteles.html http://jcmooreonline.com/2010/12/28/aristotles-enduring-contribution-to-science-education-and-physics/