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    protons and neutrons. The idea of an atom was first discovered by the ancient Greeks, they used the word “atomos” to describe something that is uncuttable. This idea was not found by a scientist, but it was first used by the Greek philosopher Democritus. At that time, the technology did not support the scientist to actually conduct experiments,…

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    Now for all this history there are certainly important leaders of chemistry that need to be given some credit. First there is Jābir ibn Hayyān who is also known as Gerber. He was a chemist from the eighth century AD. Geber became one of the first people to use scientific methods to study and experiment. Through his experiments and studies he is thought to have discovered hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, and nitric acid. He also discovered what is now called Aqua Regia, which is an acid that is…

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    The Atomic Theory

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    recognize as the atomic theory. Since the beginning of time, people believed that matter was made from a few fundamental building blocks. In ancient times, these fundamental elements were thought of as water, fire, earth, and air. Around 400 BCE, Democritus and Leucippus developed a theory that explained the composition of everything. They said that all matter was composed of, what they called, atoms. It comes from the Greek word “atomos” which means uncuttable or indivisible. They also…

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    the method in order to modify the predictions results and tests to create consistency in the data which ay lead to it being passed as a theory later. A clear example of this can be from the knowledge on atomic theory which was just a hypothesis by Democritus of substances being made of tiny particles which was built on by people like John Dalton who came up with his plump pudding model and from Ernest Rutherford's replication of John Dalton's theory in an attempt to validate it ended up…

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    Something as complex as an airplane, or as simple as a highlighter was created by a person’s imagination. Imagination is not only used to invent new products, but imagination is also used to make new discoveries. For example, the greek philosopher, Democritus, combined common knowledge and imagination to create the atomic theory. He did not have proof to support his claim, but he thought outside the box, and made an evolutionary discovery. Centuries later his theory is still being used. This…

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    When the Greek competed in the Olympics games they did so for honor, religion, and bluster their cities, witch can be clearly reflected form the poems of that time. The Olympics become such a big part of the region that it began to influence Greek society as a whole. What we must look at is what role did the Olympic games play in Greek society. Our modern Olympics are a fair mirror to ancient Greek games when compared to sports and medals, but what we can never match is the affect the games…

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    Atomic Model Controversy

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    Atomic theory developed 2,500 years ago and evolved around the question whether or not something could be divided into forever. Greek philosophers debated this subject a lot, especially one name Democritus. He believed that something would only be able to be divided to a certain point because matter consisted of atoms and atoms are indestructible. Aristotle, however did believe something could be divided forever and did not believe in atoms. With all this controversy, one would expect an atom…

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    Lucian of Samosata is well known to be the Supreme Ancient Greek Satirist and one of the most famous satirists in European history. He was born at Samosata (Samsat), a small town in the Adyman Province of Turkey on the Euphrates during the Ancient Roman Era. When Lucian was 14 years of age, he began working on his uncle’s statue shop as an apprentice sculptor. When he was on his early apprenticeship he accidentally broke a marble by striking it too hard with his chisel and his uncle gave him…

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    Vinnie Hunter Atomic Theory Newspaper Article Honors Chemistry 6 October, 2014 Quantum Atomic Model at it Again Over the past centuries the quantum atomic model has been a coveted title of the scientific community. From John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, all the way up to the current quantum-mechanical model. What makes all of these scientists such a pivotal part of science after all? The quantum atomic model is one of the most important discoveries and innovations of all…

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    Shumway's Debate

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    Innovation and philosophy thrive in an environment where ideas can clash. A demonstration of open discussion advancing knowledge can be shown in Greece. Numerous great philosophers existed during the highest point of Greek Civilization. Aristotle, democritus, and leucippus can be credited for developing the first concept of the atom; nearly 2000 years prior to the first discovery of atoms (“The History of the Atom). The only way these ideas could be passed is through argument and…

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