Thales/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Thales.

(fl. 6th century B.C.) Greek philosopoher sometimes considered the founder of modern philosophy and astronomy; important chiefly because he sought for a natural explanation of phenomena rather than a mythical or religious explanation.