τοῦ εἰδέναι χάριν ἡ πραγματεία → knowledge is the object of our inquiry, the aim of our investigation is knowledge
Thermus: i, m.,I a Roman cognomen in the Minucian gens: Q. Minucius Thermus, Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 6; 2, 17, 18; 2, 13, 53.