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–noun

c640–546? b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.

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Greek philosopher who is traditionally considered the first Western philosopher and a founder of geometry and abstract astronomy. He maintained that matter is composed of water.

Tha·le'sian (thā-lē'zhən) adj.

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thales
noun
a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)

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Greek philosopher who was considered by later Greek writers to be a founder of geometry and abstract astronomy. He is said to have accurately predicted a solar eclipse in 585 BCE, although this and certain other stories associated with Thales have been questioned by modern scholars.

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Thales [(thay-leez)]

An ancient philosopher of Greece, called by some the first genuine Greek philosopher. He lived about 600 years before Jesus and about 150 years before Socrates.