Thales from Miletus was a Greek philosopher born around 624 BC who was one of the seven wise men of ancient Greece. He was a pioneer in rational study of nature and sought answers about the universe and its origins. As well as being an astronomer, mathematician, and meteorologist, he founded the Ionian school of philosophy and was politically and economically active, visiting Babylon, Egypt, and Phoenicia. He is known for developing the theorem that the ratios of the lengths of parallel segments are preserved in a parallel projection.

1. Thales from Miletus

2. • He was born around 624 BC
• A pioneer of a rational approach in
the study of nature and seeking
answers to questions about the
meaning and origin of the Universe
and the use of knowledge in
solving practical problems,
regarded as the initiator of Greek
science, counted among the seven
wise men of ancient Greece.

3. • Thales from Miletus he is referred to as
an astronomer, technician, merchant,
mathematician, meteorologist,
politician, theologian and, above all, a
philosopher.
• Tales founded the Ionian school of
natural philosophy, he was politically
and economically active especially in
relation to Babylon, Egypt and Phenicia.
These countries were often visited by
him

4. • The theorem called
the name of Thales
in the Polish
teaching tradition:
the ratios of the
length of segments
are preserved in a
parallel projection.

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your attention
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