Thales

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Thales
       n : 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) [syn: {Thales of
           Miletus}]