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Ideas for 'The Elm and the Expert', 'Molyneux's Question' and 'On the Heavens'

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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement

399	If the more you raise some earth the faster it moves, why does the whole earth not move? [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 1. Void

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Void is a kind of place, so it can't explain place [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology

402	The Earth must be spherical, because it casts a convex shadow on the moon [Aristotle]

403	The earth must be round and of limited size, because moving north or south makes different stars visible [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 3. The Beginning

1498	Everyone agrees that the world had a beginning, but thinkers disagree over whether it will end [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 10. Multiverse

395	It seems possible that there exists a limited number of other worlds apart from this one [Aristotle]