Traditional western herbalism: the energies of four elements.(herbal healing) New Life Journal (6/1/2006)
...Imagine a fire burning...presence of Water. The smoke...ascends is Air. The flames...ash, the Earth. It has...that the Greek philosopher Empedocles...elements: Earth, Water...cold moist ...

From Alchemy to Atomic Bombs: History of Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Civilization.(Book Review) Canadian Chemical News (1/1/2005)
...elements concept (earth, air, water, and fire) attributed to the Greek philosophers, but whose origin...to the Persian philosopher Zarathustra...was corrupted by Greek writers to ...

Building with the elements: in the quest to evolve a more ecologically balanced approach to living and building, humankind's immemorial and intuitive relationship with the elements offers the potential to bring nature and architecture into greater accord.(Comment) The Architectural Review (9/1/2004)
...elements of earth, air, fire and water had profound...era. The Greek philosopher Empedocles...elements (earth, air, fire...time of the Greeks, their ...

Making mountains: the medieval & modern geology of Leonardo da Vinci. The Evening Standard (London, England) (11/1/2001)
...from the days of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, he believed that both man and earth were composed of four elements: earth, water, air, and fire (see "Science ... or not?"). On earth, the ...

Umami Dearest The Washington Post (9/4/2002)
...ago, Chinese philosophers speculated that...metal, wood, earth, fire and water. Two thousand years later, the Greek philosophers...list to four: air, earth, fire and ...

Elementary; Science and culture.(A hymn to chemistry)(Book review) The Economist (US) (2/5/2011)
...EMPEDOCLES OF ACRAGAS, a Greek philosopher, reckoned that matter consisted of four elements: earth, air, fire and water. His teachings were received...quirky themes: power, fire, craft, beauty and ...

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF AMAZING NATURE: VOLCANOES; PART ONE: RESTLESS EARTH.(Features) Sunday Mirror (London, England) (11/1/1998)
...high into the air while lava...cent of the Earth's surface...ranges under water. Certain parts of the Earth's crust are...The Ring of Fire is the name...comes from the Greek and means...The ancient Greeks ...

The Magic of Water. The World and I (1/1/2003)
...properties, water plays a key...also in the air we breathe...living thing on earth. Early thinkers...c., the Greek philosopher and scientist...elements: earth, water, air, and ...

The stuff life is made of.(News) The Star (South Africa) (12/9/2008)
...morning, drink some water and settle down...will run with water crossing my path many times a day. Water is so readily...the ancient Greek philosopher, considered that...elements" - earth, water, ...