Thales

American  

[they-leez] / ˈθeɪ liz /

noun

1. c640–546? b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.

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Thales British  

/ ˈθeɪliːz /

noun

1. ?624–?546 _bc , Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer, born in Miletus. He held that water was the origin of all things and he predicted the solar eclipse of May 28, 585 _bc

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Thales Scientific  

/ thā′lēz /

1. Greek philosopher who was considered by later Greek writers to be a founder of geometry and abstract astronomy. He is said to have accurately predicted a solar eclipse in 585 bce, although this and certain other stories associated with Thales have been questioned by modern scholars.

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Thales Cultural  

1. An ancient philosopher of Greece, called by some the first genuine Greek philosopher. He lived about 600 years before Jesus and about 150 years before Socrates.

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Thales is known for predicting an eclipse and thus contributing to the idea that the heavens were separate from the gods.

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The group is in a joint venture with Germany’s Rheinmetall and France’s Thales for the production of main battle tanks.

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Chinese export restrictions on critical minerals have led companies -- such as France's Thales and Germany's Rheinmetall -- to warn of higher costs as they restructure supply chains.

From Barron's

A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP investigation has showed.

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The rocket was carrying a Sentinel-1D satellite manufactured by Thales Alenia Space as part of the Copernicus programme, the Earth observation component of the European Union space programme.

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The three companies, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales, will pool their interests in areas such as space exploration, earth observation, space threats and satellite navigation.

From BBC