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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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• Wikipedia: Philolaus

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philolaus
  Article incorporating information from the 1911 Britannica.

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