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- Was known as the laughing philosopher. Democritus got his nickname because he believed happiness is the greatest good and can be achieved when someone practices moderation, calm and freedom from fear.
- he was greek .
- an excellent geometer and discovered the atom.
- traveled to many different places.
- leucippus was his teacher.
- born in abdera.
- died in 370 bce
- i hope this helped!!!!!!!
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∙ 11y agoDemocritus was a great philosopher in his time. He is the one who proposed the Ancient Greek Model which states that "atoms" are the smallest piece of an object- which we discovered now that-that statements wrong. He was born in 460 BC and conducted the model around 500 BC. Thanks all I can think of t the top of my head, sorry :]
He was a teacher and his theory was made during 440 BCE
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∙ 13y agoHe theorized the existence of the atom.
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Are there any places named after democritus?
Yes, there is one place that is named after the philosopher Democritus. This place is the Democritus University of Thanes in Komotini, Greece.
Which Greek philosopher first proposed that matter was composed of invisible particles?
These philosophers were Leukippus and his disciple Democritus.
When did Democritus of abdera die?
The cause of death of Democritus is not known. History has his age at death from 90 to 109. This is quite old for the time, so is likely he died of natural causes. However, Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher king, wrote Democritus was 'eaten by lice or vermin.'
Who was the ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms?
Hisname was Democritus, and he came up with the word "atom," which is Greek for indivisible.
He said that the atom resembles a tiny rock?
Democritus
When did democritus do his research?
He did his main schooling in Egypt for about seven years.
Why was Aristotle considered correct over democritus based on their time period?
Because Aristotle was more famous that Democritus was, btu Democritus was better at knowing the information about things. :D
What did Democritus say about atoms?
Atoms make all things.
Why did democritus do an experiment on the atom?
The research is for the goodwill of country but the Democritus use them for wrong things,each and every research is done for the development of the country but the result is not the same.
When did Democritus say that all things are made up of atoms?
17 something?
What did democritus say about the atom?
To Democritus the atom looked like a marble. Democritus theorized that matter could only broken down into pieces of a certain size. These pieces which could not be broken any further were called atoms.
What was Democritus's nationality?
Democritus was a GREEK philosopher so if u absolutely have NO brains. Democritus was born in ABDERA, GREECE.
Who was born first democritus or Aristotle?
democritus
What were Democritus' experiments conducted?
Democritus was a philosopher, not an experimentalist.
When did Demorcritus discover things about an atom?
Democritus discovered how to describe invisible atoms as the basics of all matter.
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.
Explination of democritus model?
what year was the democritus model made?
