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480?-420? B.C. Greek Philosopher It may surprise many modern people to learn that the concept of the atom is an ancient one, but in fact it had its roots with the Greek philosopher Leucippus and his student Democritus (460?-370? B.C.). It is perhaps...
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480?-420? B.C. Greek philosopher best known as the founder of atomism, the notion that all matter is composed of indestructible atoms; this concept was further elaborated in the writings of his pupil Democritus of Abderra. It is possible that Leucippus...
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Leucippus and Democritus Leucippus and Democritus were the earliest Greek atomists. The originator of the atomic theory, Leucippus (fifth century BCE), must be considered a speculative thinker of the first order, but to Democritus (c. 460–c. 370...
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Leucippus or Leukippos (Greek: Λεύκιππος, first half of 5th century BC) was among the earliest philosophers of atomism, the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms. He was born at...


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