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History of science: The first scientist

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Roberto Lo Presti applauds a brilliant reappraisal of Aristotle as the father of observational biology.

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  1. Roberto Lo Presti lectures on classics and ancient philosophy and coordinates the doctoral programme on the history of ancient science at the Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies, part of the Humboldt University of Berlin.,

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