The greeks rejected democritus's idea because they thought that there was something smaller than the atoms.
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.
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The concept of the atom originated with ancient Greek philosophers like Democritus, who proposed that matter is composed of indivisible particles called "atomos." They arrived at this idea through philosophical reasoning rather than experimental evidence, suggesting that if matter could be divided indefinitely, there must be a fundamental unit that cannot be divided further. This early atomic theory laid the groundwork for later scientific developments, even though it wasn't empirically proven until much later in history.
The word Atom comes from the Greek a-tomos meaning uncuttable. Name by Democritus, who belived that matter is not continuous but made of tiny, indivisible grains of material, The Atom. We now know that this is not true as atoms are constructed from various ratios of protons & neutrons (which in turn as made up of quarks), and electrons.
The particle theory of matter was developed by the ancient Greeks, particularly Democritus and Leucippus. They proposed that all substances are made up of tiny indivisible particles called atoms.
The greeks rejected democritus's idea because they thought that there was something smaller than the atoms.
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.
The Greeks were the first to use the term atom. Democritus first coined the term Atomos, which is defined as uncuttable. Atoms were based purely on philosophy in Democritus's time.
The greeks rejected democritus's idea because they thought that there was something smaller than the atoms.
The first study of the atom is often attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus. Democritus proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called "atoms." His ideas laid the foundation for modern atomic theory.
The ancient Greeks, specifically Leucippus and Democritus, are credited with predicting the existence of atoms. They proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
Leucippus or Leukippos was a Greek scientist who lived sometime around 450-500 years BCE. He was one of the earliest scientists to come up with the theory of atomism, that everything is made up of particles that cannot be divided up any further. The Greeks called these particles "atoms".
Democritus, an Ancient Greek philosopher, is credited with being one of the first to suggest the idea of atoms in the 4th century BC. He proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
Depends on what you mean by "discover". Around 450 BC, Democritus proposed his idea that matter was not infinitely divisible, but made of chunks called "atoms", which each had distinct properties that contributed to the properties of the whole material. This is pretty similar to the true state of affairs, but this was pretty much guesswork on his part. The Greeks never performed any kind of experiments that could confirm the existence of particles. People didn't really start observing particles like electrons until the latter half of the 19th century, although they had a rough idea that they had to exist prior to that. Protons and neutrons weren't observed directly until the 20th century.
Democritus believed that everything is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms. He thought that atoms are always in motion and vary in shape and size, and that different combinations of atoms create different substances. Democritus also proposed that all matter is composed of the same basic substance, but differs in the way the atoms are arranged.
Leucippus or Leukippos was a Greek scientist who lived sometime around 450-500 years BCE. He didn't so much "discover" as theorized. He was one of the earliest scientists to come up with the theory of atomism, that everything is made up of particles that cannot be divided up any further. The Greeks called these particles "atoms". His disciple was Democritus.