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Leukippus and Democritus, in the Greek antiquity.
- Democritus and Leukipus ideas were not based on experiments (impossible 2 500 years ago)- These ideas were too advanced for that era
Nothing. He contributed to the evolving body of speculation about the atom, by translating Epicurus who had developed his ideas from Leucippus and Democritus; but nothin to its history
Democritus formulated the first atomic theory. He said that atoms were tiny and constantly moving. Democritus was a Greek philosopher.
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The first philosopher to develop the idea of atomism was Leucippus, who lived in the 5th century BCE. He proposed that the universe is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms. His ideas were further developed by his student, Democritus.
Democritus did not perform a single experiment to support his ideas. He was a philosopher, and his idea of indivisible particles he called "atoms" was simply an idea that, much later, gained scientific support. In a sense, it was just a lucky hunch.
Leukippus and Democritus, in the Greek antiquity.
The ideas of Democritus (and Leukippus) were intuitive, not experimental; his ideas were too advanced to 2500 years ago
James Harkin has written: 'Big ideas' -- subject(s): Civilization, Modern, Modern Civilization, Terminology
- Democritus and Leukipus ideas were not based on experiments (impossible 2 500 years ago)- These ideas were too advanced for that era
Nothing. He contributed to the evolving body of speculation about the atom, by translating Epicurus who had developed his ideas from Leucippus and Democritus; but nothin to its history
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Modern civilization both replaces indigenous life for many people and also incorporates ideas from the people that it interacts with.