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The atomic theory of Democritus was not widely accepted during his lifetime. The dominant Greek philosopher of the era, Aristotle, opposed all ideas concerning atomic theory, refusing to believe that anything such as an atom could even exist.
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What did Aristotle discover about the atom?
Aristotle did not discover the atom. The concept of the atom was developed later by scientists like Democritus and John Dalton. Aristotle's views on matter focused on the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, rather than the atom as a fundamental unit of matter.
Who discoverd the big bang thoery?
Georges Lemaître seems to get credit for this proposal in 1927; by 1928 Edwin Hubble's observation that redshift increases with distance (Hubble's Law) seemed the first scientific evidence that the universe was expanding in all directions and thus, at some time in the past, observable matter must have originated from a single point in a cosmic-scale explosion.
What was gaileo's mechanistic concept of the universe?
Galileo's support for the heliocentric theory (note that this is Copernicus's theory, not Galileo's) got him into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1633 the Inquisition convicted him of heresy and forced him to recant (publicly withdraw) his support of Copernicus. They sentenced him to life imprisonment, but because of his advanced age allowed him serve his term under house arrest at his villa in Arcetri outside of Florence.AddendumHeliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System as opposed to geocentrism, the Church supported theory which put the Earth at the center of the Solar System. Gravitation(improved)Galileo also added the study of Gravitation of twenty objects. One set of ten were the very light things and the other ten were the heavy pair. The people thought that the heavy pair would fall first but instead they fell at the same time!!! So this is the proof or that the gravity is even.
What are two observations that Galileo made through his telescope that supported the heliocentric model?
Galileo observed that Venus went through phases similar to the Moon, which supported the idea that Venus orbited the Sun and not the Earth. He also observed the moons of Jupiter, showing that not all celestial bodies orbited Earth, further supporting the heliocentric model.
What band sings RKO's theme song?
Rev Thoery.
A thoery is a?
a theory is a lactic acid for science which is unable force of nature
Thoery for eyewitness testermony?
Hard to impeach or discredit an eye witness.
Who invented the germ thoery?
The one person who invented the Germ Theory was Hector Moralez.
What scientists do that basis for their investigation?
to use patterns in observation to say what might happen next
How did the holocaust lead to G erman defeat?
it drained resources, but it was racial thoery that was more detremantal to Germany's sucess.
Which process does the opponent process thoery explain?
Color vision is the process that the opponent process theory explain.
What is the definition of Theory?
A thoery is a set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
What scientists do that's is basis for their investigations?
investigation
What does quantum thoery mean?
means the energy is actually stored in the form of small packets called to be quanta which are are been carried out by the EMW waves
Who first started the thoery of continetal drift?
Alfred Wegner, but people disbelieved him as he was not a proper geologist and he had no mechanism but evidence was later found which supported his theory.
What can a hypothesis become if its supported by repeated experimentation?
Answer this question… What can a hypothesis become if it is supported by repeated experimentation?
