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He was the first person to discover the existence of atoms in the 4th century B.C.
The concept of atoms, or particles that make up all of matter, is an ancient one. However, John Dalton came up with the first scientific atomic theory in the early 1800s.
The idea that the Earth is not flat was first proposed by ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras in the 6th century BC. Later, the concept was further developed by other ancient Greek scholars such as Aristotle and Eratosthenes.
The original metric system was first proposed in 1668, and was not adopted until the mid-1670s. The closest thing the ancients had, in terms of universal use and ease of that use, were more along the lines of imperial units.
Greeks were the first to invent and set the basis for the following: Geometry (see Euclides), Astronomy (see Aristarchus), Mathematics (see Thalis), Logic (see Aristotle), History (see Herodotus), Physics (see Democritus), Medicine (see Hippokrates) etc...
The idea of atoms was first suggested by the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus around the 5th century BC. Democritus proposed that all matter was made up of tiny, indivisible particles called "atomos," which means "uncuttable" in Greek. This early concept of atoms laid the foundation for our modern understanding of chemistry and atomic theory.
Early scientists speculated that the concept of atoms could explain the behavior of matter. The idea of atoms was proposed by ancient Greek philosophers such as Democritus around 400 BC, suggesting that matter is composed of indivisible particles. It wasn't until modern times that scientists were able to provide experimental evidence for the existence of atoms.
I think Democritus first posited the existence of atoms.
Nobody "invented" the atom. Rather, over the course of human history, scientists have deduced the existence of atoms through observation and experimentation. Everything comes from stars, and everything goes back. nothing is wasted.
That would be Alfred Wegener
The idea that all things are made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms was first suggested by the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus around 400 BC. He proposed that these atoms are in constant motion and combine in different ways to form all matter in the universe.
The first person to state that matter is made up of atoms was the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus in the 5th century BC. He proposed that all matter is composed of indivisible particles called atoms.
The idea that the world is made up of atoms was proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher, Democritus, around 400 BC. He suggested that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms that are constantly in motion. This atomic theory laid the foundation for modern chemistry.
The first known speculations about elements were made by ancient Greek philosophers such as Empedocles and Democritus during the 5th century BCE. They proposed the existence of fundamental substances from which all matter is composed.
It was not John Dalton who first suggested the idea of atoms. It was the Greek philosopher and mathematician Democritus who first suggested the existence of atoms.
The idea of the atom was first proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus in the 5th century BC. He believed that everything is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
The concept of an atom was first proposed by Democritus in the 5th century BCE. But he was ignored until the start of the 19th century that an English chemist named John Dalton again proposed it.