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Thales
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sixth century ionianthe worlds first philosopher/mathematician/ scientist said origin of matter was water.
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Anaximander
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sixth century ionian scientist/philosopher who believed in many inhabited worlds including the moon; said first animals on earth came out of water and evolved called the founder of astrology.
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Anaximenes
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sixth century ionian scientist/philosopher who said air is the source of all matter.
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Anaxagoras
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fifth century ionian greek scientist/philosopher said that the moon is made of ordinary matter and reflects the light of the sun.
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Axiom
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A generally accepted rule.
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Scientific approach
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Using ones senses and intelligence to understand the universe.
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Elements
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matter that cannot be changed into a simpler form by ordinary chemical means; scientistsknow of more than 100 elements.
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Mediterranean Sea
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a body of water between the soutern coast of Europe and the northren coast of africa.
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Aegean Sea
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an arm of the mediterranean sea between greece and asia minor present day turkey.
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Ionia
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an ancient country on the north eastern end of the mediterranean sea in the area of present day turkey; colonized by greece in the eleventh century.
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Pythagoras
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a sixth century greek philosopher whose birth and remarkable gifts the oracle at delphi is said to have fortold.
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Apollo
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a greek god whom pilgrims worshiped at delphi.
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Philosopher
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the love of wisdom; to the greeks natural philosophy based on reasoning.
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Labyrinth
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a maze; a confusing tangle of paths.
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Oracle at delphi
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a shrine where greeks went to worship apollo and to hear the prophosies of future events.
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Samos
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a city on an aegean island, site of the three wonders of ancient greek engineering; home of pythagoras.
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1564-1642
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life of galileo.
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582 B.C.E.
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Pythagoras is born.
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Perimeter
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the outer measure of a plane figure.
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Chord
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a line segment that begins and ends at points on the circumference of a circle.
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Diameter
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a chord that passes through the center of a circle.
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Radius
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half the diameter of a circle.
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Pi
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the ratio of the circumference of any circle tto its diameter.
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Circumference
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the perimeter of a circle.
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Area
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the measurement of the surface of a plane figure.
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Irrational Number
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a number that cannot be expressed in a ratio of two whole numbers because its decimal places go indefinitely.
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