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Thales of Miletus (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's biographical article on Thales of Miletus, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Miletus credited as an early figure in mathematics, astronomy and natural philosophy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_of_Miletus
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
3
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Thales of Miletus (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Scientists, 14 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 connected, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

Well-attested

13

Connected

1

General References

5
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