''Mechanics'' (; ), also called ''Mechanical Problems'' or ''Questions of Mechanics'', is a text traditionally attributed to

Aristotle Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...

, but generally regarded as spurious (cf.

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). Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was

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, while

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says that it is only possible to conclude that the author was one of the

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. During the

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, an edition of this work was published by

Francesco Maurolico Francesco Maurolico (Latin: ''Franciscus Maurolycus''; Italian language, Italian: ''Francesco Maurolico''; ; Sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Francescu Maurolicu''; 16 September 1494 – 22 July 1575) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer fr ...

. A

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translation was made by

Vettor Fausto Vettor Fausto or Vittore Fausto (1490–1546) was Venetian Renaissance humanist and naval architect. He was an expert in Greek and the classics. He worked as a copyist and a soldier in his youth. His studies led him to propose the construction o ...

, dedicated to

Giovanni Badoer Giovanni Badoer or Zuan Badoer ( – January 1535) was a poet, politician and diplomat of the Republic of Venice. Badoer was the resident ambassador in Spain (1498–1499; 1512–1514), Naples (1500–1501), Hungary (1501–1503), the Holy See (1 ...

in 1517.

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