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    scientist called Democritus‚ who developed the idea that everything is made up of smaller things‚ which he named atomos. Due to his revelation in science many people consider him to be the ’Father of modern science’‚ although his work wasn’t solely basedon science he was able to use the work of philosophers such as Leucippus and Anaxagoras. Democritus also believed that between atoms there was nothing but empty space‚ that they are indestructible and they are always in motion. Democritus also believed

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    30. Democritus 32. Democritus thought that Atoms move though empty space composed of matter‚ while Dalton thought that matter is composed of atoms. 34. The technology didn’t exist at the time. 36. His theory said that atoms aren’t indivisible and all atoms of an element are not exactly the same. 38. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. A door and a table. 40. It was evenly distributed. 42. a. Electron cloud b. Protons c. Neutrons 44. The number of protons equals the number

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    Answer Key of worksheet # 1 Democritus Proposes the Atom 1. The word atom comes from a Greek word that means indivisible 2. Which of the following statements is part of Democritus’s theory about atoms? a. Atoms are the smallest piece of matter. 3. We know that Democritus was right about atoms. So why did people ignore Democritus’s ideas for such a long time? Democritus’s ideas were ignored for a long time because he had no proof of the atoms existence. Dalton Creates an Atomic Theory Based on

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS NO | TITLE | PAGE | 01 | Introduction | 3 | 02 | Democritus | 4 | 03 | Plato and Aristotle | 6 | 04 | John Dalton | 7 | 05 | J.J. Tomson | 9 | 06 | Robert Millikan | 11 | 07 | E. Goldstein | 14 | 08 | James Chadwick | 16 | 09 | Ernest Rutherford | 18 | 10 | References | 21 | INTRODUCTION It is quite remarkable to know that the work of scientist hundreds years ago lies at the heart of our understanding of the structure of atom. New Zealand scientist Ernerst

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    Pineda‚ Carlitos Miguel Ponce M. January 9‚ 2013 AIT2A Natural Science 12 ATOM DEVELOPMENT WITH SCIENTISTS INVOLVED 400 B.C. - Democritus’ atomic theory posited that all matter is made up small indestructible units he called atoms. Democritus expanded the idea to state that matter was composed of small particles called "atoms" that could be divided no further. These atoms were all composed of the same primary matter with the only differences between them being their size‚ shape

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    Heat‚ Kinetic Energy and Temperature SCI 110 02/01/2013 The study of heat relate to Kinetic theory of matter is that universe is made up of matter and energy. Matter is made up of atoms and molecules. Atoms and molecules are always in motion because energy. Energy forces them to contact into each other or vibrate back and forth. When this happens molecules and atoms

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    theorized by a man named Democritus of Abdera‚ Thrace in between c.a 460 BC - ca. 370 B.C. Atom is derived from the Greek word “atomos” ‚ which means to be uncuttable. He had a theory that everything is composed of “atoms”‚ which he believed that these minuscule objects are indivisible‚ indestructible and have and always been in motion‚ had a void that exists between atoms‚ they are solid‚ homogeneous‚ and differ in size‚ shape‚ mass‚ position‚ arrangement‚ etc. Democritus identified all of these

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    The Pre-Socratic Philosophers | "Pre-Socratic" is the expression commonly used to describe those Greek thinkers who lived and wrote between 600 and 400 B.C. It was the Pre-Socratics who attempted to find universal principles which would explain the natural world from its origins to man’s place in it. Although Socrates died in 399 B.C.‚ the term "Pre-Socratic" indicates not so much a chronological limit‚ but rather an outlook or range of interests‚ an outlook attacked by both Protagoras (a Sophist)

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    matter around us is made tiny subatomic units called atom—the word atom originates from the Greek word atomos‚ which in Greek virtually means “indivisible” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ancient Atomism). This idea was actually inherited by Democritus is widely given credit for this idea (Boorse 1). However‚ his theory would be rivaled by famous Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ who claimed that all matter consisted of four elements: earth‚ air‚ water and fire. [See figure 1.1] Aristotle also believed

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    rainbows certainly was not the goddess Iris. -Parmenides’ concept of unchanging reality apprehended by thought alone influenced Plato and is the foundation of metaphysics- the branch of philosophy that attempts to define ultimate reality‚ or Being. -Democritus from Greek mainland renewed the Ionians’ concern with the world of matter and reaffirmed their confidence in knowledge derived from sense perfection- and the senses indicated that change did occur in nature. -model of universe: empty space and

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