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Greek science timeline
585 BC
Thales of Miletus, traditionally the first philosopher, is credited with the prediction of a solar eclipse
c. 550 BC
The Greeks develop the Babylonian theme of the zodiac, naming it the
zodiakos kyklos
or circle of animals
c. 529 BC
The Greek mathematician Pythagoras establishes himself, along with his followers, in southern Italy
c. 510 BC
Hecateus, a geographer in Miletus, produces a map showing the Greek idea of the known world
c. 500 BC
The Greeks are intrigued by the iron-attracting property of a mineral which they find in the district of Magnesia
c. 500 BC
The Greeks observe the strange effect of electricity, seen when amber (known to them as
electron
) is rubbed
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