The Philosopher who theorized the existence of atoms.

Aristotle

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Democritus

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Plato

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Plotinus

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Democritus

According to Democritus' atomic theory, the universe and all matter obey the following principles:

Everything is composed of “atoms”, which are physically, but not geometrically, indivisible.

Between atoms, there lies empty space.

Atoms are indestructible.

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