He noted that the theoretical lay outside the scope of Aristotle, the natural philosophers, and all Latin writers of his time.
hiː nˈoʊɾᵻd ðætðə θiəɹˈɛɾɪkəl lˈeɪ aʊtsˈaɪd ðə skˈoʊp ʌv ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl, ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz, ænd ˈɔːl lˈætɪn ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.