What were the four elements that Aristotle said comprised all matter?

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Philosophers before Aristotle said that all matter was composed of earth, air, fire and water, but Aristotle added a fifth that he thought permeated all the others and formed the substance of heavenly bodies which he called 'aither' from which we derive our word 'ether' and 'ethereal'. http://hyper.vcsun.org/HyperNews/battias/get/cs631/word/80.html?nogifs Dec 30 04, 2:53 PM

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