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1. plato.stanford.edu › entries › atomism-ancientAncient Atomism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Aug 23, 2005 · An argument in Aristotle (Physics 1.4, 187b14–21) is sometimes taken by later writers as evidence that Aristotle allowed for the existence of minima in natural things. Aristotle writes that there is a smallest size of material substrate on which it is possible for the form of a given natural tissue to occur.

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   • Indian Philosophy (Classical): Naturalism

     The Sarvāstivādins talk about eight types of atom. The four...

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2. plato.stanford.edu › entries › chemistryPhilosophy of Chemistry - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Mar 14, 2011 · 1.1 Aristotle’s Chemistry. 1.2 Lavoisier’s Elements. 1.3 Mendeleev’s Periodic Table. 1.4 Complications for the Periodic System. 1.5 Modern Problems about Mixtures and Compounds. 2. Atomism. 2.1 Atomism in Aristotle and Boyle. 2.2 Atomic Realism in Contemporary Chemistry. 3. The Chemical Revolution. 3.1 Caloric. 3.2 Phlogiston. 4.

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3. chem.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Introductory4.1: Democritus' Idea of the Atom - Chemistry LibreTexts

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   Sep 20, 2022 · According to Aristotle, everything was composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Deomcritus' theory better explained things, but Aristotle was more influential, so his ideas prevailed. It took almost two thousand years before scientists came around to seeing the atom as Democritus did.

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   Aug 26, 2020 · According to Aristotle, everything was composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. The theory of Democritus explained things better, but Aristotle was more influential, so his ideas prevailed. We had to wait almost two thousand years before scientists came around to seeing the atom as Democritus did.

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6. historyofatomictheory.weebly.com › aristotleAristotle - Atomic Theory

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   In the picture, describes Aristotle's thoughts on the belief that all things on earth develop from 4 main elements of matter; Fire, Water, Earth and Air. Contribution to atomic theory Aristotle thought that knowledge from the senses was very important.

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   Use postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory to explain the laws of definite and multiple proportions. Outline milestones in the development of modern atomic theory. Summarize and interpret the results of the experiments of Thomson, Millikan, and Rutherford.

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   Did Aristotle believe in atomic theory?

   • He did not believe in atomic theory, unlike Democritus, and thought that all elements on Earth were not made of atoms except for Earth, Fire, Water and Air, themselves. Aristotle believed that all substances were made of small amounts of these four elements of matter. Aristotle used his knowledge of observing to form conclusions about the world.

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   What did Aristotle teach chemistry?

   • As in modern chemistry, the focus of Aristotle’s theories was the nature of substances and their transformations. He offered the first systematic treatises of chemical theory in On Generation and Corruption ( De Generatione et Corruptione ), Meteorology, and parts of Physics and On the Heavens ( De Caelo ).

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   Why was Aristotle unable to perform complex experiments?

   • Also, because there was still little technology, Aristotle was unable to perform complex experiments. However, Aristotle created a form of logic. Aristotle used his obseravtion to determine his conclusions on atomic theory. This theory lasted for quite some time because the other scientists did not come around until a while later.

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   How did Aristotelian theory change chemistry?

   • The Aristotelian view of the composition of matter held sway for over two thousand years, until English schoolteacher John Dalton helped to revolutionize chemistry with his hypothesis that the behavior of matter could be explained using an atomic theory.

   2.1: Historical Development of Atomic Theory - Chemistry LibreTexts

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9. plato.stanford.edu › archIves › sum2020Ancient Atomism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Aug 23, 2005 · Atomists formulated views on ethics, theology, political philosophy and epistemology consistent with this physical system. This powerful and consistent materialism, somewhat modified from its original form by Epicurus, was regarded by Aristotle as a chief competitor to teleological natural philosophy.