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Predict eclipses
Moon reflects suns light
Universe made of water
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Spherical Earth
Acoustics
His theorem
numerology
radical 2
3rd oldest greek |
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Sundial
Celestial sphere
most of universe is formless mass, chaos rather than kosmos
2nd oldest greek |
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Atomic theory of matter
Geometry
Astronomy- milky way is stars
4th oldest greek |
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Hellenistic
Mathematical Physics
Engineering |
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Hellenistic
Geography, astronomy, math
Circumference of earth
latitude and longitude system |
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Hellenistic
trigonometry
Star brightness magnitude system
star catalog |
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Hellenistic
mechanical computer that shows motion of sun, moon an planets, predicts eclipses |
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Natural History-- book of everything known- synthesized everything
Died in vesuvius |
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Roman
Geocentric model
Star catalogs extending hipparchos |
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| Roads, aqueducts, concrete |
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could set it under water. Good for earthquakes. Pantheon still standing.
Mortar and aggregate |
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Persian?
Optics
Scepticism, Empiricism, inductive reasoning, form of occam's rasor |
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Book on medicine that they still use
Influenced by aristotelian thought |
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Popularized aristotle
Banished for rationalism and aristotelianism
Astronomy
Dissection |
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