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Anaximenes

Syllabification: (An·ax·im·e·nes)
Definition of Anaximenes
  • (circa 546 bc), Greek philosopher and scientist from Miletus. He believed the earth to be flat and shallow, a view of astronomy that was a retrograde step from that of Anaximander.

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