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He didn't "discover" anything. He took a wild guess about what very small pieces of matter were like based on really no tangible evidence whatsoever and happened to be approximately correct if you're not too terribly picky about the details.

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Who discovered atom before John Dalton?

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Who discovered that atoms small hard particles?

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Facts about democritus?

Democritus was a Greek philosopher born in adera Greek. he discovered the atom theory when he was a teacher. Democritus was born from 494 A.D. to 404 A.D.


Why did Democritus discover atoms?

The atom was not discovered by Democritus; Leukipus an Democitus proposed the notion of atom, but only intuitively, not experimentally.


What if democritus never discovered atoms?

He did not. But even so someone would have eventually.


How was the Galaxy discovered?

The Milky Way Galaxy was made by the Big Bang, but it was discovered by a Greek Astronomer called Democritus. It was discovered with the naked eye because they didn't have much technology then.


How was galaxy discovered?

The Milky Way Galaxy was made by the Big Bang, but it was discovered by a Greek Astronomer called Democritus. It was discovered with the naked eye because they didn't have much technology then.


When did Demorcritus discover things about an atom?

Democritus discovered how to describe invisible atoms as the basics of all matter.


Who invented an atom?

The one who invented a atom is Democritus. not true he might have discovered the atom, but the stars make the atoms


What was Democritus expecting to happen when he discovered the electron?

Democritus did not discover the electron, He was a Greek philosopher who was the first to hypothesize the atom. There was much experimentation with the property of electricity (dating back to the early Greeks), but the particle was not discovered until the 1800s by a number of German physicists. Research the electron for a more detailed explanation.


When did Democritus discovered atoms?

1. Democritus was not discovered the atom; he proposed and accepted intutively the notion of atom at approx. 400 bc. 2. Now the founder of atomism is considered Leucippus, precursor and teacher of Democritus.


What was Democritus's first name?

This name is not known.