theory was formed by different scientists over many years‚ each scientist building on or proving theories wrong. Democritus 460-370 B.C. Narrative: Hello! My name is Anna the Atom. I’m writing to you to describe the journey I went on to figure out the present day Atomic Theory. My father’s name is Democritus. He was the one who named me. I never really had a close relationship with him though‚ he didn’t really understand me. That’s why I moved out when I was
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professors and certain philosophers left a substantial impression upon him. Into adulthood these influences leaked out in his writing. These influences gave him ample ideas for writing The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde’s study of the Hellenistic ideals of Epicurus‚ his coddled lifestyle as a child and his devotion to the movement of Aesthetics and Moral Ambiguity have produced one of the most astounding works of horror fiction. Oscar Wilde’ more effeminate attitude toward life and the way he looked at beauty
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* Democritus Democritus had a theory that all matters are composed with tiny unbreakable particles called atom. He tried to break down matters into smallest particles. His model was that the matter would stop splitting in halves when it reaches its smallest matter. He called that an atom. * John Dalton In 1803‚ John Dalton proposed a theory. The theory had 4 parts into it. 1. Elements are made of identical atoms. 2. Atoms of different elements are physically different 3. Compounds
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founders of the idea of atoms was called Democritus‚ which was in 430 BC. He argued that there were an infinite number of different types of atoms. They were all different shape however they were made from the same stuff. He describes atoms as indivisible particles and also explained certain natural occurrences such as the existence of elements. Atomos (in ancient Greek) means “that which cannot be further broken down into smaller pieces” This was Democritus idea of atoms Then came along Aristotle
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However‚ Democritus is far more reliant on it than Heraclitus. For Democritus sense perception is the primary method of understanding the world. Though he does occasionally account for the way that sense can be distorted he attributes such distortion to other material causes‚ whether they be distortion
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History of the Atom Democritus first proposed an atomic model. He said that all matter could be divided into smaller and smaller pieces until a single indivisible particle was reached. He called this particle an atom after the Greek word ‘atomos’ meaning not cuttable. He believed that different atoms are of different sizes‚ have regular geometric shapes and are always in motion. He also said that there is empty space between atoms. Aristotle severely criticized Democritus’ theory‚ arguing that
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Galileo and Newton 2/4/97 Galileo believed the physical world to be bounded. He says that all material things have "this or that shape" and are small or large in relation to other things. He also says that material objects are either in motion or at rest‚ touching or not touching some other body‚ and are either one in number‚ or many. The central properties of the material world are mathematical and strengthened through experimentation. Galileo excludes the properties of tastes‚ odors‚ colors
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ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)
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Heraclitus‚ like many of the beginning philosophers was a monist. His interpretation of the one reality was fire; however‚ this is not to be taken literally. Heraclitus believed that the “one” could not be any material thing‚ but could be found in the orderliness of change and he explained fire as “always changing yet somehow is always the same.” By having orderliness‚ there is possibility for the human mind to understand the cosmos instead of it being chaotic and based on the gods’ wills. He believed
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a state Georgia? King George was the king of England at the time and the wanted to pay him tribute. There is reason behind everything we do whether the reasoning always makes sense from person to person. Nothing is ever done without reasoning. Epicurus would also agree with this view point. In his Principal Doctrines the sixteenth doctrine states‚ “Fortune but seldom interferes with the wise person;
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