thales of miletus

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   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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What does thales of miletus mean?

thales of miletus means "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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Close synonyms include Thales. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.