NOUN | person | Thales, Thales of Miletus | 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 |
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Meaning | 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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Synonym | Thales of Miletus | |
Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
philosopher | A specialist in philosophy | |
Spanish | Tales, Thales | |
Catalan | Tales de Milet, Thales, Thales of Miletus |
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