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Philolaus (Philolaus of Croton, Philolaus of Tarentum), fl. 5th century BC. A leading Pythagorean philosopher who survived the persecution of that school. He is widely attributed with having originated the theory of spherical universe.

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Ancient Greek Scientists: Philolaus Basic information on the life and legacy of this ancient scholar. www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/1/80.html

Wikipedia: Philolaus Article incorporating information from the 1911 Britannica. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philolaus

Notes on Anaxagoras and Philolaus Course notes on these contemporaries of Socrates, interpreting their ideas as reactions to the challenge posed by Parmenides and Zeno. www.gmu.edu/courses/phil/ancient/anph2.htm