1. Translations of the Metaphysics were made from Arabic and Greek in the thirteenth century by Michael Scot and William of Moerbeke, respectively (see “Aristotle”, Dictionary of scientific biography (16 vols, New York, 1970–80), i, 250–81, pp. 272–3; the section on the “Tradition and influence” of Aristotle is by L. Minio-Paluello).