This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.

Includes a short summary of the life and work of the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. Discusses his life, work in Astronomy and Mathematics, and view of water and pantheism. Also includes a couple of quotations that make reference to...

Not much is known about the life of Eudoxus, a famous Greek mathematician. This is a brief description of what we do know about him.