Watch Famous People of the World - Famous Philosophers - Thales of Miletus
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May 28th, 585 B.C...The residents of the town of Miletus in Asia minor, were terror stricken. The sun seemed to disappear unexpectedly in broad daylight. Only one person, a wiseman, Thelus by name, remained calm. He didn't see anything supernatural at what happened. It was he who was able to calculate accurately the time of the sun's eclipse.