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Thales of Miletus
Thales
Milesian sage (c. 624–546 BC), counted first of the Greek philosophers; held water to be the first principle and the earth to float on it.
Reading notes
- Natural Questions §3.13.1 Thales
Milesian sage (c. 624–546 BC), first of the Greek philosophers; made water the first principle of all things.
- Natural Questions §4.2.22 Thales
Milesian sage who explained the Nile's rise by the Etesian winds damming its mouths.