Democritus suppositions on the properties of matter
All elements have several properties.
The word "atom" comes from the ancient Greek "atomos" meaning "uncuttable". The concept of atoms being the smallest part of an element is a natural philosophy that developed in several ancient traditions, and it is therefore difficult to say "who" was the first person to make this claim.
Testing serveral properties is useful because some minerals many have similar or the same properties as each other. Testing several properties greatly reduces the chances of a misidentification.
Testing serveral properties is useful because some minerals many have similar or the same properties as each other. Testing several properties greatly reduces the chances of a misidentification.
Several people have proposed different models for the appearance of an atom. One of the earliest of these was by John Dalton - who simply drew an atom as a solid sphere. The Bohr model is probably the most well-known, this contains orbits with electrons circling a central nucleus. Schrodinger's electron cloud model is the most recent that I know of.
Any one property can be shared by several minerals.
Several persons in history bear the name Constantine but none was a philosopher. The first known is Constantine I the Great Emperor of Rome and introductor of the christian religion as the official Roman religion.
The earliest philosopher who dabbled in the study of acoustics was supposed to be Pythagoras in the 6th century. The Roman philosopher Boethius also documented several ideas int he 6th century.
A replica philosopher's stone can be found on Noble Collection for $95. eBay also has several listings that are slightly cheaper and one is available on the Warner Brothers store for $99.95.
john Locke
Wayne Burgraff is famous for several different things. He is famous for some quotes that he has said and he is an American philosopher.
Several chemical properties can be estimated knowing the chemical composition.