Greek nature philosopher from the Ionian Milet, * about 610 B.C., † about 546 B.C.. Anaximander was a student and follower of Thales from Milet and is said to be the founder of cosmology.
He took over the gnomon (shadow guide) from the Babylonians and by it appointed the solstices.
Anaximander produced the first Greek Earth map and a celestial globe. This map was circular and showed the then known territories of the Earth which were arranged around the Aegean Sea and were surrounded by the ocean.
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