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Oenopides of Chios

Greek philosopher

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Nile hydrology

In Earth sciences: The origin of the Nile
Oenopides of Chios (flourished c. 475 bce) thought that heat stored in the ground during the winter dries up the underground veins of water so that the river shrinks. In the summer the heat disappears, and water flows up into the river, causing floods. In…
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zodiac

In astronomical map: Constellations of the zodiac
…discovery of the ecliptic to Oenopides in the latter part of the 5th century bce, a parallel development in both Greece and Babylon should not be excluded.
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