The first proponents of an atomic theory were the Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus who proposed the following model in the fifth century BC.

Leucippus and Democritus were the earliest Greek atomists. The originator of the atomic theory, Leucippus (fifth century BCE), must be considered a speculative ...

“Democritus expanded the atomic theory of Leucippus. He maintained the impossibility of dividing things ad infinitum. From the difficulty of assigning a ... Leucippus and Democritus · Leucippus, Democritus and...

8 окт. 2024 г. · Leucippus of Miletus (5th century bce) is thought to have originated the atomic philosophy. His famous disciple, Democritus of Abdera, named the ...

15 авг. 2004 г. · He elaborated a system originated by his teacher Leucippus into a materialist account of the natural world. The atomists held that there are ...

Atomic theory was invented by the ancient Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus, who speculated that the world essentially consists of myriads of tiny ...

18 окт. 2022 г. · Leucippus held that there are an infinite number of atoms moving for all time in an infinite void, and that these can form into cosmic systems ... Ancient Greek Atomism · Bibliography

Soul and perception Leucippus and Democritus proposed that heat, fire, and the soul are made of spherical atoms, as this shape would let them move past one ... Philosophy · Soul and perception · Legacy · Modern era

4 окт. 2020 г. · Leucippus believed atoms were small and hooked together, whereas Democritus believed they were hard and came in many sizes and shapes. There is ...