Celebrity story: Thales and 365 days a year

Do you know why we have 365 days a year now? The following is the source of this story I have compiled. Welcome to read it.

It is said that Thales decided that a year is 365 days.

Thales (whose heyday was about 585 BC), Greece? Seven sages? One of them was regarded as the first philosopher in the west by later generations. He was also a pioneer of Greek geometry and discovered many basic theorems of geometry. It is said that he wrote down the shadow length of the pyramid when his shadow was as long as his height, thus measuring the height of the pyramid. At the same time, Thales may be the first to understand? Monopoly? One of the' people' of this rich technology. According to Aristotle's records, the world at that time laughed at Thales, who was good at philosophy but almost too poor to be self-sufficient, and laughed at philosophy as not a knowledge to save the poor. So, one winter, when Thales predicted by astrology that there would be a bumper harvest of olive trees next summer, he rented oil-squeezing equipment from various oil mills. At this time, no one will compete with him, and the reserved rent is very low. When the harvest season comes, people who need to squeeze oil come to various oil mills one after another, and everyone is willing to pay the rent of equipment at the high price he asks. As a result, Thales made a fortune and proved how easy it is to get rich, but his ambition is not here. There is a story that may reflect a little about Thales' property: when he learned geometry from the Egyptians and drew a right triangle inscribed in a circle for the first time, he slaughtered a cow to celebrate. But some people say that this is the story when Pythagoras discovered Pythagorean theorem.

It is also said that Thales was once a successful businessman, and his business life made him understand the customs of various places and broadened his horizons. It is said that in his early years in business, he used a mule to transport salt. Once, a mule slipped in a stream, and the burden was reduced after the salt was dissolved. As a result, the clever mule rolled every time it crossed the stream. So Thales let it carry a sponge, and after absorbing water, its weight doubled, and the mule never dared to repeat the old trick again.

There are many different versions of Thales' story. But in all kinds of stories, he was the most intelligent and despised wealth at that time. It is said that someone has found a precious tripod. Who is entitled to own it? The Oracle of God is: The most intelligent person. ? So people gave it to Thales. But Thales gave it to someone else, and so on, turned around and turned it into Thales' hand? There is also a story that it finally passed to Solon, the ruler of Athens at that time; Finally, Thales (or Solon) thought that God was the wisest, so he sent the tripod to the temple.

The following famous story is still ridiculed by people engaged in abstract research: It is said that Thales once accidentally fell into a pit while observing the stars, so people laughed at him and said that when he could know things in the sky, he would never see things under his feet again. In this regard, Hegel said: They don't know that philosophers are laughing at them for not falling into the pit freely, because they have been lying in the pit forever and can't get out, because they can't watch the higher things. ?

It is worth noting that, like many later philosophers, Thales is said to have been single. When his mother first tried to persuade him to get married, he said? Too early? ; And when she urged him again later, he replied? Too late? .

Attachment: Thales watched the stars fall into the pit

One autumn night, the ancient Greek philosopher Thales observed the stars on the grass when he saw the sky was clear.

he looked up at the sky and walked slowly. Unexpectedly, there was a deep pit in front, which was full of rain. Thales only looked at the stars and forgot his feet. When he stepped on the air, people fell like stones. When he understood, his body was already soaked in the water. Although the water only flooded his chest, it was two or three meters away from the road. He couldn't get out and couldn't get on, so he had to shout for help.

When passers-by rescued him from the puddle, Thales stroked his hurt body and said to the man: It will rain tomorrow! ? The man smiled and shook his head and left, telling Thales' prediction as a joke. The next day, it did rain, and people were amazed at Thales' knowledge of meteorology. Some people don't think so, they say: Thales knows things in the sky, but he can't see things under his feet. ? Thales just laughed at the ridicule and said nothing.

Two thousand years later, the German philosopher Hegel heard the story of Thales. He thought about it and said a famous saying: only those who lie in the pit forever and never look up at the sky will not fall into the pit! ;