"The 'Physical Apánthisma' constitutes the seminal scientific work published by Rigas in 1790 in Vienna, and the interest of the research is to clarify its position in the evolution of the thinking of the modern Greek thinker and to assess its role in shaping the intellectual framework of the pre-revolutionary times was undeniable. [...]"

(Kostas Th. Petsios, excerpt from the preface)