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What are democritus' scientific contributions?
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Who used experiments to and scientific tools to study matter John Dalton Aristotle or Democritus?
John Dalton used experiments and scientific tools to study matter. Aristotle and Democritus did not use such methods in their studies of matter.
What contributions did Democritus make?
democritus is greek scientific philisoper!
What was democritus's contribution to physics?
Democritus's main contribution to physics was discovery of the atom. He devoted his life to finding out as much as possible to create what is thought to be the first atomic theory.
How did Dalton advance the atomic philosophy propose by democritus?
By using experimental methods Dalton transformed Democritus ideas on atoms into a scientific theory.
Was democritus's proposal of the existence atoms based on scientific methods or ideas?
Yes, he based it off the scientific method by Mike Oxbig.
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 biography of Democritus?
he was a man who spent his time writing about scientific and philosophical studies! He also did some teaching while he was at it.+--
Did the ancient Greeks do scientific experiments on Democritus's atomic theory?
The ancient Greeks did not perform any experiments to test the atomic theory proposed by Democritus. To the ancient Greeks the atomic theory was a part of philosophy, not science.
Why did it take 2000 years for scientists to confirm some of Democritus's ideas about atoms?
Democritus gave a theory, but Aristotle shut him out. Everybody forgot about this, and there was no one looking into this, no progress was being made.
Who did the people believe more democritus or Aristotle?
Aristotle was generally believed more than Democritus during their time. Aristotle's philosophical and scientific views held more influence and were more widely accepted in ancient Greece, while Democritus' atomic theory was not as well known or appreciated until much later.
What was Democritus's first name?
This name is not known.
