Anaximander

American  

[uh-nak-suh-man-der] / əˌnæk səˈmæn dər /

noun

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

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Anaximander British  

/ əˌnæksɪˈmændə /

noun

1. 611–547 _bc , Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed the first principle of the world to be the Infinite

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Other Word Forms

• Anaximandrian 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

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

From Time

One of the best representations of that change comes from a Philosopher named Anaximander who imagined a cosmology of the universe that was geometric.

From Forbes

“Anaximander would not have been so sure if he had had a microscope handy,” quipped Retallack.

From Scientific American