Anaximander

[ uh-nak-suh-man-der ]

noun

1. 611?–547? b.c., Greek astronomer and philosopher.

Anaximander

/ əˌnæksɪˈmændə /

noun

1. Anaximander611 bc547 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopherSCIENCE: astronomerSCIENCE: mathematician 611–547 bc , Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed the first principle of the world to be the Infinite

Other Words From

• A·nax·i·man·dri·an [uh, -nak-s, uh, -, man, -dree-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

For example, Anaximander’s map from around 550 B.C., included only Europe, Asia and Libya, surrounded by a circular ocean.

From Scientific American

The world is in flux said Anaximander: worlds are born, appear, and disappear.

From The New Yorker

The sun, in Anaximander’s view, was not a spherical body, but a world-girdling wheel of fire; the bright orb we see in the sky is just a hole through which we glimpse the conflagration beyond.

From Literature

Since the time of the Greek philosopher Anaximander, humans have gazed up at the heavens and wondered: Is anyone else out there?

From Time

Anaximander of Miletus was a friend and colleague of Thales, one of the first people we know of to do an experiment.

From Literature