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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| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | astronomer |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | philosopher |