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What jobs did Thales of Miletus hold?
Thales of Miletus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher considered widely to be the first Greek philosopher, has been mentioned in anecdotes that suggest he was involved somehow in politics and in business. Some evidence suggests that he did not engage deeply in philosophy until after his political career.
Who was miletus?
He was some important greek dude.
What are some of the major contributions of Herodotus to geographical thought?
He wrote a detailed, analytical social history and geography of places he had visited around the Middle East, giving a background of the origins of conflict, and how it paid out in the Persian War up to his time.
What was Thales of Miletus's education?
The Greek philosopher, Thales was born around 624BC, the son of Examyes and Cleobuline. While some believe his lineage was Phoenician, most consider him to be Milesian (Miletus, Asia Minor, now Turkey). He came from a distinguished family. It is difficult to write about Thales, since none of his own writing survives. He was an engineer, scientist, mathematician, and philosopher, the first natural philosopher in the Milesian School. It is also thought that he was the teacher of Anaximander (611 BC - 545 BC). There are those who believe he wrote a book on navigation, but there is little evidence of such a tome. In fact, if he wrote any works at all, they did not even survive until the time of Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC). Whether the book ever existed, Thales probably did define the constellation Ursa Minor. Despite the fact that much of what is known about thalse is pure hear-say, he was definitely well respected in ancient Greece, being the only philosopher before Socrates to be among the Seven Sages. There are reports that Thales predicted an eclipse of the Sun in 585 BC. While the 19 year cycle for Lunar eclipses was well known by this time, solar eclipses were harder to predict, since they were visible from different locations on Earth. Most likely, if he did make such a predictipon, it was a lucky guess based on experience saying that another eclipse was due. After the eclipse on 28 May, 585 BC Herodotus wrote, "Day was all of a sudden changed into night. This event had been foretold by Thales, the Milesian, who forewarned the Ionians of it, fixing for it the very year in which it took place. The Medes and Lydians, when they observed the change, ceased fighting, and were alike anxious to have terms of peace agreed on." Santosh jha 9868012495
What were some of Ancient Egypt's contributions?
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