Note 50 — Chapter VI · THE STUDY OF NATURE. FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONS.

(2) Meteorology. Most thoroughly, however, did the Stoics—and, in particular, Posidonius50—devote themselves to investigating those problems, which may be summed up under the name of meteorology. This portion, however, of their enquiries is of little value for illustrating their philosophical tenets, and it may suffice to mention in a note the objects which it included, and the sources whence information may be obtained.51 The same treatment may be given to the few maxims laid down by the Stoics on the subject of inorganic nature which have come down to us.52 Nor need we mention here the somewhat copious writings of Posidonius,53 on the subjects of geography, history, and mathematics.