ARISTOTLE (384-322 BCE) Atoms do not exist and everything is made up of 4 elements: earth (cool), air (light), fire (hot), water (wet). All matter is made up of varying levels of all four elements to take on their unique composition. His refusal to accept atoms as a scientific reality may have set the model of the atom back for centuries. (jan 1, 384 BC – jan 1, 322 BC)
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jan 1, 384 BC
jan 1, 322 BC
~ 62 years