Thales of Miletus
Who was Thales of Miletus?
- Thales of Miletus was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and pre-socratic philosopher.
When did Thales of Miletus live?
- Thales of Miletus lived between 624 BC and 548 BC.
What is Thales of Miletus best known for?
- Thales of Miletus is best known for being the first western thinker to engage in scientific philosophy.
What mathematical contribution did Thales of Miletus make?
- We owe Thale's theorem of proportionality to Thales of Miletus.
What does Thales theorem state?
- Thale's theorem states that If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting other two sides, then it divides the two sides in the same ratio.
What where Thales of Miletus thoughts on the nature of matter?
- Thales of Miletus hypothesized that all matter in nature derived from a single material substance: water.
What school did Thales of Miletus found
- According to Aristotle, Thales of Miletus founded the Ionian School of philosophy.
What was the Ionian School of Philosophy
- The Ionian school was the first school of philosophy of the western tradition.
