Believing observation to be superior to experiment, name this Greek philosopher who wrote Physics and thought ultimate reality was in physical objects in opposition to his teacher Plato.
This man first explained the rainbow as an optical effect of water in the atmosphere in Meteorology. His extensive work in marine biology appears in History of Animals, which includes a description of the "lantern" mouth organ of sea urchins named for him. His system of taxonomy was based on characteristics, with his primary division between animals based on whether they had red blood. This man wrote that objects move toward their natural place and that natural speed varies directly with weight. He also made aether (EE-ther) the fifth element. Believing observation to be superior to experiment, name this Greek philosopher who wrote Physics and thought ultimate reality was in physical objects in opposition to his teacher Plato.
This man first explained the rainbow as an optical effect of water in the atmosphere in Meteorology.
Aristotle