1. THALES OF MILETUS
1.-- Which was it the explanation that Tales of Miletus
toward about the natural phenomena?
Thales is the first recorded individual who refused to
accept supernatural or mystical explanations for natural
phenomena, positing that every event has a natural cause.
He was also the first to define general principles and set
forth hypotheses, and as a result has been dubbed the
"Father of Science".
THALES OF MILETUS
2.- Where was born Tales of Miletus?
He was born in the city of Miletus . Miletus was an ancient Greek,Asia Minor
3.- What prediction did he make Thales of Miletos?
Thales once predicted a solar eclipse which has been determined by modern
methods to have been on May 28, 585 BC.
4.- What activities developed , Thales of miletos?
Thales involved himself in many activities, taking the role of an innovator. Some
say that he left no writings, others that he wrote "On the Solstice" and "On the
Equinox". Neither have survived.
5.- What business organized Thales of Miletus?
he was involved in business and politics. One story recounts that he bought all
the olive presses in Miletus after predicting the weather and a good harvest for
a particular year.He wanted to demonstrate that it could use their intelligence to
get rich.
6.- Why do you reason the water the principle of the things it was?
Because :
• the earth rests on the water like an island;
• the humidity is in the nutrition of all the things, perhaps due to an
observation of the banks of the Nile and how in these the life grew after
this lowered its bed;
• the heat is generated by the humidity and conserved by her;
• the seeds of all the things are humid, and the water is the origin of the
nature of the humid things.
7.- What knowledge contributed in the geometry ?
Thales was known for his innovative use of geometry. His understanding was
theoretical as well as practical.
For example, he said:
”Space is the greatest thing, as it contains all things”
Thales used geometry to solve problems such as calculating the height of
pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore.
Lupe Rivera Gonzales
Maestría en Didácticas del Idioma Ingles. Docente Dr. Wilson Lozano
Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo