The Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (ca. 500-ca. 428 BC) was the first to formulate a molecular theory of matter and to regard the physical universe as subject to the rule of rationality or reason. Anaxagoras was born on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor in...

Anaxagoras of Clazomenaewas a Greek philosopher who made contributions in astronomy and physics. He was the first philosopher to live in Athens and the first to propose several important theories about the cosmos. Among these are theories about the...

Anaxagoras was an early Greek philosopher and scientist who developed remarkable insights concerning the differentiation and structure of matter. Born around 500 B.C. in Clazomenae, now part of Turkey, Anaxagoras came from a noble and wealthy family....

c. 500-c. 428 B.C. Greek Philosopher and Astronomer The first professional philosopher to teach in Athens, Anaxagoras introduced Ionian physical speculation to mainland Greece. He correctly explained the phases of the Moon as well as the eclipses of...

499-428 B.C. Greek philosopher who made the first known efforts toward squaring the circle, and who provided an early scientific cosmology. According to the Roman architect Vitruvius (first century A.D.), Anaxagoras also wrote a treatise on how to...

Anaxagoras of Clazomenae(C. 500 327. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press,...

Anaxagoras (Greek: Ἀναξαγόρας, ca. 500 BC–428 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was a member of what is now often called the Ionian School of...