Aristotle tried to base his physics on actual observations of the world, but due to inadequate observations and hidden assumptions, nearly all of it is wrong.

Aristotle, the Father of Science, insisted on the importance of empirical evidence in his theories. His most famous student, Alexander the Great, spread Greek culture throughout much of the West.

Eudoxus created the first geometric model of planetary motion at the behest of Plato, who founded the first institution of higher learning: the Academy. Later, Heracleides proposed that the earth spins on an axis.