Leucippus

idea of the existence of an ultimate particle. He called this particle atomos when he was describing it, because the particle was too small to cut. Next, we get to Leucippus. Leucippus was the man who founded atomism, which is a theoretical approach that states nature consists of two principles, which are atom and void. After Leucippus came Aristotle. Aristotle believed there were four elements. These elements were air, earth, fire, and water. The matter of the world is made from a few…

The Influence of Parmenides Parmenides is often considered one of the most influential philosophers of the Pre-Socratic era. His views on the nature of the world has influenced and drawn refutations from many other philosophers and is still a topic today. The question that this paper seeks to answer is how Parmenides’ views on nature compares with the views of two philosophies that he directly influenced: that of Empedocles and the Atomists. Empedocles and the Atomists are often considered to be…

An atom is a basic unit of an element. For thousands of years, people have been questioning about these tiny particles and have came up with many theories based around it. Though many people believe atomic theories started with John Dalton around the late 1700s or early 1800s. This is not true as the atomic theories started sometime during 300 or 400 B.C. with the philosopher, Democritus, being one of the first to come up with a theory about atoms. Democritus’ theory gave the basics of an atom;…

People find out new things about the world every day. Scientific findings are almost never final. Experiments can verify or shatter what we perceive as facts of life. Atoms are an example of this. Thinkers and scientists from throughout time have been theorizing and experimenting to find out what an atom is made of. The structure of an atom is very complex, and because of that, its known structure has drastically changed over time. What we know as an atom today is composed of many subatomic…

The Atomic Theory The atomic theory serves as the basic foundation for the study of matter; it is of major importance to the study of Chemistry. The atomic theory has an interesting and lengthy history that shall be discussed. Furthermore, it has been perfected and discussed by many chemists over a number of years; all of their brilliant minds put together into one. There have been drastic changes to the atomic structure in modern times, proving we still do not know everything. Technology…

How big is ‘small’? Is it a grain of sand, a speck of dirt, a strand of hair, a drop of water? Is it the size of what humans can see, with our own two eyes? Is ‘small’ bigger than that? Or is it much, much less? For years, people tried to discover the definition of small for the scientific world. Does ‘small’ act the same way as ‘big’? Can the movements of ‘small’ be described and categorized? All of these questions were analyzed over and over by scientist for hundreds of years, to form what is…

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 believed that…

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…

1. Introduction Most people deem that picture books are straightforwardly used to beguile children in their leisure time. Nevertheless, the previous statement is not utterly truthful: these books are not only advisable for the entertainment but education as well - particularly infant education- . This paper aims at showing the importance of picture books in the growth of people, particularly in the one of those who need special schooling. In order to attest it, the importance of the image in a…

energy levels to all of the electrons. The energy levels can be described as being in an s, p, d, or f orbitals. The number of protons in an atom being called the atomic number. The mass number is the same number of particles in the nucleus. Leucippus then had the thought that everything in the universe was made up of elements that could not be broken down. The term atomon was used to describe how atoms could not be…