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The Life of Anaximander , an early Greek philosopher.

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<Tab/> Anaximander, who lived from 611-546 BCE, was an astronomer and was one of the first Greek philosophers. His most important work was on what is the origin of all things. He is considered to an evolutionist and worked on geography. Given this, none of his writings have survived but one fragment and thanks to the writings of latter philosophers his work will not be lost completely. Figure1 The life of …

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