These works of natural philosophy are representative of a departure from the medieval scholasticism taught in European universities, and anticipate in many ways, the developments which would lead to science as practiced in the modern sense.
Need loodusfilosoofilised tööd on iseloomulikud lahknemisele keskaja skolastikast, mida õpetati Euroopa ülikoolides, ja nägid mitmel viisil ette arenguid, mis viisid moodsa teaduseni.