thales of miletus

1. A presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science;
   He held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC) (synset 111357326)
   is an instance of:

   • astronomer, stargazer, uranologist - a physicist who studies astronomy
   • philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
   same as: thales

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