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How has modern civilization come to learn about the ideas of leucippus bed Democritus?
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What did democritus study?
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.
Why the ideas of Democritus were not useful in a scientific sense?
The ideas of Democritus (and Leukippus) were intuitive, not experimental; his ideas were too advanced to 2500 years ago
How were the ideas of Aristotle and Democritus similar to the alchemists'?
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How were the ideas of Aristotle and democritus similar to the alchemists?
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What was a shortcoming of democritus's description of the atom?
Democritus's ideas were not helpful in explaining chemical behavior because they lacked experimental support.
What did democritus study?
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.
Who came up with the first theory of atoms?
Leukippus and Democritus, in the Greek antiquity.
Why the ideas of Democritus were not useful in a scientific sense?
The ideas of Democritus (and Leukippus) were intuitive, not experimental; his ideas were too advanced to 2500 years ago
What has the author James Harkin written?
James Harkin has written: 'Big ideas' -- subject(s): Civilization, Modern, Modern Civilization, Terminology
Why were Democritus's ideas rejected?
because of aristotle.
What are two reasons that Democritus' ideas were not useful in a scientific way?
- Democritus and Leukipus ideas were not based on experiments (impossible 2 500 years ago)- These ideas were too advanced for that era
What is the contribution of Lucretius in the development of atomic theory?
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
How were the ideas of Aristotle and Democritus similar to the alchemists'?
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How were the ideas of Aristotle and democritus similar to the alchemists?
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Is it true that The ideas of Democritus were based on inductive reasoning?
Yes
How has modern civilization impacted the spiritual lives of the indigenous people from the past to the present?
Modern civilization both replaces indigenous life for many people and also incorporates ideas from the people that it interacts with.
What was a shortcoming of democritus's description of the atom?
Democritus's ideas were not helpful in explaining chemical behavior because they lacked experimental support.
