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Democritus developed his atomic philosophy as a middle ground between two opposing Greek theories about reality and the illusion of change. He argued that matter was subdivided into indivisible and immutable particles that created the appearance of change when they joined and separated from others.
Democritus (/ d ɪ ˈ m ɒ k r ɪ t ə s /, dim-OCK-rit-əs; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about Democritus' atomic theory and model. Explore the work of Democritus, the scientist of ancient Greece who proposed the most accurate model of the atom.
His famous disciple, Democritus of Abdera, named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible,” about 430 bce. He suggested that atoms of the four different elements (earth, air, fire, and water) are simply spheres of different sizes, thus creating one of the first atomic models.
Dec 11, 2015 · Democritus, ancient Greek philosopher who is credited with the birth of atomic theory. Credit: phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de. December 11, 2015 by Matt Williams. Who Was Democritus? As the...
Aug 23, 2005 · 2.1 Leucippus and Democritus. 2.2 Plato, Platonists and Pythagoreans. 2.3 Minima Naturalia in Aristotelian Thought. 2.4 Diodorus Cronus. 2.5 Epicurean Atomism. 2.6 Atomism and Particle Theories in Ancient Greek Sciences. 3. The Legacy of Ancient Atomism.
One of the first people to propose "atoms" was a man known as Democritus. As an alternative to the beliefs of the Greek philosophers, he suggested that atomos, or atomon—tiny, indivisible, solid objects—make up all matter in the universe. Figure 4.2.1 4.2. 1: (left) Democritus by Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1628.
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