Anaximander
Philosopher
from Miletos who lived during the first half of the 6th century BC.
Anaximander was probably a disciple of Thales, and he belonged to the Ionian
school of nature philosopher. He stated that everything originates from the
"indefinable" (to apeiron).
All the elements and their attributes are in constant motion, and are either
wet or dry, cold or warm etc. In this movement and the opposite forces Earth
was created, as well as the heavenly bodies. He pictured Earth as a cylindrical
shape that hovers in the centre of the spherical universe.
He was also an inventor, and is said to have drawn the first world map, as
well as having created a kind of sun dial.
