Thales
/ˈθeɪliːz/- (c.624-c.545 BC) , Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer, living at Miletus. Judged by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science, he is also credited with founding geometry. He proposed that water was the primary substance from which all things were derived.泰利斯（约前624- 约前545, 希腊哲学家、数学家和天文学家, 居住于米利都, 被亚里士多德认为是自然科学的创始人, 还被公认为是几何学的创始人, 提出水是万物的本源）。