The history of Atomic theory

By AngelandSteffanie
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    Democritus

    Democritus
    Democritus was born 462-370 BC. He was the first one to bring up the idea of atoms. He believed that atoms could neither be created nor destroyed. He also believed that atoms could move through empty space."Atoms can not be created,destroyed,or futher divided.'
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    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    Aristotle was born 384 and passed away 322 B.C. He disagreed with Democritus.Aristotle beleved that atoms didn't exstence due to personal ideas about nature.HIs idea took those of Democritus.

  • Dalton

    Dalton
    Dalton was born 1766 and passed away 1844. His idea took those of Democritus and revised them based off his own personal scientific research.''Atoms are the smallest particles of matter and are indivisible and indestructible.''