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1. Atomic Theory Of Matter

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   Early Philosophical Foundations
   The earliest comprehensive articulation of atomism is attributed to Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE), who, along with his teacher Leucippus, proposed that reality consisted solely of indivisible, eternal, and unchanging particles moving in the void. These philosophical atoms varied only in shape, size, and arrangement, accounting for the observed diversity of substances. For example, atoms of water were thought to be smooth and round, allowing them to f…