| 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;
 he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)
 • Syn:
 Thales
 • Instance Hypernyms:
 philosopher, astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
 
 
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