They helped form the roots for the first major philosophies. They explained that everything arises mechanically out of a coalescence of an infinite number of irreducible atoms. Leucippus said, "Nothing happens at random, but all things from reason and by necessity." These early Cosmologists leapt beyond the data to the intuition of universal unity; that one thing underlies reality and everything else is related to it. These concepts - along with others from the Ionian, the Italian, and the Pluralist traditions -led Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to the idea of Form, and cements their place in history.
Frederick Copleston, A History of Philosophy, (Baltimore: Newman Press, 1946-1974), I, pp. 76-80.
he did not develop anything regarding the 'atomic theory' for he was against that theory.
The Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus
Democritus formulated his atomic theory in the 5th century B.C. He proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms. His ideas laid the foundation for modern atomic theory.
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; together with Leucippus; are the first ones who mentioned that any element is composed of atoms. Their speculation on atoms, taken from Leucippus, bears a passing and partial resemblance to the nineteenth-century understanding of atomic structureThe theory of Democritus and Leucippus held that everything is composed of "atoms", which are physically, but not geometrically, indivisible; that between atoms, there lies empty space; that atoms are indestructible; have always been, and always will be, in motion; that there are an infinite number of atoms, and kinds of atoms, which differ in shape, and size.Of the mass of atoms, Democritus said "The more any indivisible exceeds, the heavier it is." But his exact position on weight of atoms is disputed
he did not develop anything regarding the 'atomic theory' for he was against that theory.
Yes, Democritus had a student named Leucippus. Leucippus is considered to be the co-founder of the atomic theory along with Democritus, and they both proposed that matter is made up of indivisible particles called atoms.
The Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus
because the credit was given to Dylan Narvadez (buang)
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.
The pre-modern idea of atomic theory was proposed by Greek thinkers like Democritus, Leucippus, and the Epicureans, which would have been at about 500 to 300 BC.
Leukippus, Democritus, Dalton, Bohr, Rutherford, Thomson and many others.
Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher who was a pupil of Leucippus. Democritus suggested that different types of small discrete particles formed all matter. He suggested that the properties of the tiny particles are what determined the property of the matter.
Democritus formulated his atomic theory in the 5th century B.C. He proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms. His ideas laid the foundation for modern atomic theory.
Leucippus is a mysterious figure whose exact dates are unknown - some say he never existed - but is still considered the be the founder of the Atomistic theory. Democritus was born 460 B.C. and died 370 B.C. He was a disciple of Leucippus and both men are credited with the atomistic theory.
Yes, Democritus was a student of Leucippus. Leucippus was a pre-Socratic philosopher who is often credited as the founder of atomism, and Democritus was his most famous student. Together, they developed the theory that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
Democritus achievements are his atomic theory and his book -on the little order of the world- which describes his atomic theory.