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Information: Thales of Miletus, c. 640 BC- c. 545 BC. Noted Presocratic Greek philosopher, geometer and scientist, and foremost of the Milesian philosophers. Numbered among the Seven Sages of ancient Greece, he is also believed to have been the teacher of the later
Thales Sites:
Adventures in CyberSound: Thales Biography Adventures in CyberSound: Thales Biography: Article drawn from Britannica Online, summarizing Thales' philosophical and geometrical legacy. (Thales) http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/THALES_BIO.html
Thales of Miletus Thales of Miletus: Illustrated article by Don Allen with an emphasis on Thales' geometrical achievements. (Thales) http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/history/thales2/thales2.html
Thales Fragments and Commentary Thales Fragments and Commentary: From Arthur Fairbanks' 1898 work, The First Philosophers of Greece. Provided by the Hanover Historical Texts Project. (Thales) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/presoc/thales.htm
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography: Short article on Thales, emphasizing his mathematical and scientific achievements. Includes link to an article on Thales' Theorem. (Thales) http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Thales.html
Phoenicia: Thales of Miletus Phoenicia: Thales of Miletus: A meticulous biography with reference to various ancient testimonia concerning this philosopher. (Thales) http://phoenicia.org/thales.html
Life of Thales Life of Thales: From the C.D. Yonge translation of Diogenes Laertius. Provided by Peitho's Web. (Thales) http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/diogenes/dlthales.htm