(Approximate where precise dates are not known.) | B.C. | | 624–547 | Thales. | | 610–546 | Anaximander. | | 585–526 | Anaximenes. | | 572–497 | Pythagoras. | born 516 or 514
(possibly 540). | Parmenides. | | 500–428 | Anaxagoras. | | 494–434 | Empedocles. | | 5th century | { Œnopides of Chios. | | { Philolaus. | | 427–347 | Plato. | | 408–355 | Eudoxus. | | 388–315 | Heraclides of Pontus. | | 384–322 | Aristotle. | | 370–300 | Callippus. | | 310–230 | Aristarchus of Samos. | | 287–212 | Archimedes. | | 284–203 | Eratosthenes. | | 265–190 | Apollonius of Perga. | | 3rd century | Aratus. | | fl. 150 | Hipparchus. | | 135–51 | Posidonius. | | A.D. | | 50–125 | Plutarch. | | 100–178 | Ptolemy. | ABERDEEN: THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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