Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and is often described as the first pure mathematician. ... He was a Greek philosopher who made an imperative expansion in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. ... Thales was a very old man who shared his will and his knowledge to Pythagoras; he is often credited for getting Pythagoras interested in mathematics and astronomy. ... He was the first Greek to realize that the morning star and evening star were both the planet Venus. ...

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The major ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle, populated their worldview based on subjective insights, but falling short of progressive scientific demands. ... The recognition eventually leads to an increasing desire for mathematical simplicity. In Copernicus cosmology, the beauty of mathematical perfection is reflected by its openness in accepting possibility of complex astronomical forms and maintains faith in a more complete mathematical framework. ... The quantitative quality of mathematics offers the best attainability to solve problems. ... The idea of mathematical simplici...

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Back in the time of the Greeks, Aristotle and Ptolemy were the leading thinkers of their time. ... He wrote a book at this time called "The Mathematical Collection," which later came to be called the Almagest. ... Since man was created in His image, Kepler believed that man should be able to understand how the Universe worked through mathematics. ... Since Ptolemy was one of the first Astronomers and he had little equipment and at that time in the world there was not much known about Mathematics; I find it very impressive that he could even come to those conclusions. ...

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Many of Copernicus" ideas of astronomy, mainly his heliocentric view, which was actually proposed first by the Greek philosopher Aristarchus, were already made known in literature. ... Galileo used experimentation which could be reproduced and mathematics to support his claims. ...

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