''Mechanics'' ( el, Μηχανικά; la, Mechanica), also called ''Mechanical Problems'' or ''Questions of Mechanics'', is a text traditionally attributed to
Aristotle
Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...
, but generally regarded as spurious. Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was
Archytas. However, Michael Coxhead says that it is only possible to conclude that the author was one of the
Peripatetics.
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During the
Renaissance
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, an edition of this work was published by
Francesco Maurolico
Francesco Maurolico (Latin: ''Franciscus Maurolycus''; Italian: ''Francesco Maurolico''; gr, Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος, 16 September 1494 - 21/22 July 1575) was a mathematician and astronomer from Sicily. He made contributions t ...
. A
Latin
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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 of a ...
, 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 (15 ...
in 1517.
See also
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Aristotle's wheel paradox
Notes
External links
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Pseudo-Aristotle, ''Mechanica''- Greek text and English translation
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Works by Aristotle
Ancient Greek technology
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