by akash and jaden. leucippus: -born in early 5 th century bce in miletus -died in late 5 th century...
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By Akash and Jaden
Leucippus and Democritus
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Leucippus:
-Born in early 5th century BCE in Miletus
-Died in late 5th century
-Founded a school around 440BCE
Leucippus and Democritus
Democritus
Leucippus
Democritus:-Born in 460 BCE in Abdera-Died in 370 BCE-Travelled a lot and linked many scientists research to his own
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Everything is composed of “atoms”
There is empty space between “atoms”
“Atoms” are indestructible
There is an infinite number of kinds of “atoms” which differ in shape and size
The shape of the “atoms” determines their connectivity
Atomic Hypothesis
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Democritus:
-Mainly studied natural science
-Had multiple fields of study including ethics, nature, mathematics and literature.
Area of Study
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The theory of the atom.
The hypothesis that void “exists”
Democritus made discoveries in mathematics
Major Scientific Contributions
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucippus
http://www.thebigview.com/greeks/democritus.html
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/history/leucippus.html
Bibliography