Aristotle added a fifth element, aithēr (aether in Latin, "ether" in English) and postulated that the heavens were made of this element, but he had no interest in matching it with Plato's fifth solid.
Aristoteles tilføjede et femte element, aithêr (æther på latin, "æter" på dansk) og foreslog, at himlene var lavet af dette element, men han havde ingen interesse i at kombinere det med Platons ubrugte femte element.