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Anaximander
Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος, Anaximandros;
Place: Miletus, Ionia, Asia Minor
Year: c. 610 – c. 546 BC
Era: pre-Socratic Greek philosophy
Affiliation: Milesian school
Primary Principle: apeiron
Successor of Thales
Contribution: Metaphysics, astronomy, geometry, geography, science
Astronomy: described the mechanics of celestial bodies in relation to the Earth.
Physics: postulated that the indefinite (or apeiron) was the source of all things led Greek philosophy to a new level of conceptual abstraction.
Geometry: introduced the gnomon in Greece. Created a map of the world that contributed greatly to the advancement of geography.
first philosopher known to have written down his studies
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