jan 1, 350 BC - Aristotle's influence
Description:
Aristotle was a philosopher who believed in Empedocles four-element model. He wrote a lot about this and he influenced people to believe in this model. That is why the four-element model was accepted for almost 2000 years. So, for almost 2000 years, Democritus's theory about atoms was forgotten and the four-element model was used.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 350 BC
Now
~ 2377 years ago