''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.
Pseudo-Aristotle
Pseudo-Aristotle is a general cognomen for authors of philosophical or medical treatises who attributed their works to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, or whose work was later attributed to him by others. Such falsely attributed works are known a ...
).
Thomas Winter has suggested that the author was
Archytas, while
Michael Coxhead says that it is only possible to conclude that the author was one of the
Peripatetics.
[
]
During the
Renaissance
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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
Latin
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translation was made by
Vettor Fausto, dedicated to
Giovanni Badoer 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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