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1. He is known as the "Father of Scientific Geometry."
2. He established a school of philosophy in Athens in 306 B.C. and taught that while pleasure is derived from the satisfaction of wants, pain results from the inability to satisfy them.
3. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, he is one of the greatest scientists of ancient times. He was the first to compute the concept of "pi," invented a water screw for raising water from the Nile River to irrigate the fields, and accidently discovered the concept of "specific gravity."
4. He believed that the underlying system of the universe could only be discovered by studying numbers.
5. Perhaps best known for his refusal to compromise, he also developed a method of teaching that is still used today.
6. He believed that the basic element of the universe was fire.
7. He founded a school called the Academy, which continued in existence for almost a thousand years.
8. A Greek geographer, he is best known for his 17 volume work "Geographica."
9. This man was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and astrologer. His most famous work is "The Almagest."
10. The founder of Cynicism, he is said to have lived like a dog in the street and found virtue in extreme poverty.
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