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Born 610 BCE • Miletus
Died 546 BCE
Subjects Of Study cosmology

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Anaximander
Map of the Greco-Roman world highlighting the birthplaces of notable ancient mathematicians, marked with the pi symbol and labeled with their names. Cities such as Athens, Alexandria, Syracuse, and Miletus are shown around the Mediterranean, with modern country boundaries outlined. An inset provides detail for the region of Greece and western Anatolia.
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Etching by Jacob de Gheyn III showing Thales of Miletus seated with a long beard, draped in robes, holding a compass over an open book with geometric diagrams.
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Greek philosopher
Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras
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Giordano Bruno
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Martin Rees
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Xenophanes
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Martin Heidegger
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Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedish philosopher
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon
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Arthur Stanley Eddington.
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