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Tha•les n.

Biographicalc640–546?b.c.,Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.

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Thales / ˈθeɪliːz/

?624–?546 bc, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer, born in Miletus. He held that water was the origin of all things and he predicted the solar eclipse of May 28, 585 bc

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