Partly this was as a result of the legendary status that men like Thales achieved, and partly it was the result of scientists with relatively little history behind their subjects trying to increase the status of their topic with giving it an historical background.
Bahagyang na ito ay bilang isang resulta ng maalamat na kalagayan na lalaki tulad ng Thales makakamtan, at bahagyang ito ay ang resulta ng mga siyentipiko sa relatibong maliit na kasaysayan sa likod ng kanilang mga paksa sinusubukan mong dagdagan ang kalagayan ng kanilang mga paksa na may nagbibigay ito ng isang makasaysayang background.