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

Following Anaximander, a third scientist, Anaximenes, created the theory of the four elements that, he argued, comprise all things – earth, air, fire, and water.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Thales had a student, Anaximander, who posited that rather than floating on water as his teacher had suggested, the earth was held suspended in space by a perfectly symmetrical balance of forces.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

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

From Time • Jul. 21, 2016

Anaximander, as every map-lover surely knows, is the pre-Socratic philosopher who is thought by some scholars to have devised the first map of the world.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2013

That Babylonian astronomy was not the only eastern influence on Anaximander is suggested by correspondences between his model and certain elements of native Persian religion, such as those preserved in Zoroastrianism.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro