Democritus (jan 1, 46 BC – jan 1, 37 BC)
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was an ancient Greek pre socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universeDemocritus developed his atomic philosophy as a middle ground between two opposing Greek theories about reality and the illusion of change. He argued that matter was subdivided into indivisible and immutable particles that created the appearance of change when they joined and separated from others
495 BCE
Death of Pythagoras
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jan 1, 46 BC
jan 1, 37 BC
~ 9 years