Alexander Sirotin

         Elements

         The Theory four poetries first began to develop древнегреческий philosopher Empedokl, which considered that elements material and is vested characteristic love and feud; these two oppositions, inherent all body and bring the matter in motion. Later, the concept four poetries developed Platon and Aristotel.
          On Platon, the elements, being different manifestation to primary matter capable to взаимопревращениям. Platon attracted the geometry a polyhedron for explanation such characteristic to matters, as hardness, плавкость, воздухообразность, огнеобразность. At land was put in correspondence to cube, water - октаэдр, air - икосаэдр, огню - тетраэдр. The Fifth possible correct polyhedron - додекаэдру, in the opinion of Platona, corresponded to the fifth element, which God-Creator used to create the heavenly bodies.
         According to Aristotelyu, each element presents itself one of the conditions united первоматерии - determined combination main quality heats, chill, moisture and dryness:heat + dryness = Fire; the heat + moisture = Air; the chill + moisture = Water; chill + dryness = Earth .
         According to modern science, this four elements possible aproximately to match four агрегатных of the condition material accordingly: hard, fluid, gaseous and плазменное. The Notion lithosphere, гидросфера, atmosphere and магнитосфера also possible put in correspondence to аристотелевские spheres four elements.According to Aristotel, each element. ©