Fragment 38
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[Thales], according to some, seems to have been the first student of astronomy ... a fact that both Heraclitus and Democritus bear witness to (Robinson).
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[ Hide commentary ]This fragment comes from Diogenes Laertius, in his section on Thales. This fragment has the only mention of Thales in Heraclitus' work. (See fragment 105 for a similar statement regarding Homer.)
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