Back from reseach - the anwswer is he was excellent in a number of disciplines (librarian, matheematician, astronomer, philosopher...) , but first of his time in none. He was alway second - Beta, after the second letter of the greek alphabet.

That is putting it quite harshly - they also gave him the nickname "Pentathlete" for his proficiency in many disciplines. Since pentathletes were the most revered among athletes in the antique world (they had a lot of the nimbus that decathletes enjoy today among those who happen to like athletics), that is quite an honour. Having seen what he could do, I would stick with this one.

So, here goes (back to real astronomy): Which element was never produced anywhere in the Universe except in the Big Bang (another fact Big Bang critics can't account for)? Should be an easy one. :wink:

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