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Democritus thought that the world was composed of atoms .
I think Democritus first posited the existence of atoms.
Democritus' atomic theory states that atoms are indivisible. That's why they have their name. Atoms is a plural of atom. Atom derives from Atoms. Atoms is greek for INDIVISIBLE. His theory states that atoms cannot be divided any further.
Atoms. He also knew that atoms never truly touched.
Yes, Democritus described that atoms are small, indivisible, and indestructible particles that make up all matter. He believed that atoms are constantly moving and combining to form different substances.
This was an intuition of Leukippus and Democritus.
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Atoms make all things.
Democritus believed that water atoms were smooth and round, while fire atoms were sharp and spikey. He thought that differences in shapes and arrangements of atoms were responsible for the different properties of substances.
The greeks rejected democritus's idea because they thought that there was something smaller than the atoms.
Democritus believed that matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms. He believed that the atoms have always been, and always will be, in motion; that there are an infinite number of atoms, and kinds of atoms, which differ in shape, and size.
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