Experimental validation of these ideas was challenging because the technology and scientific methods necessary for directly observing atoms did not exist until the eighteenth century. Additionally, the philosophical nature of these concepts meant that empirical verification was not a priority ...
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While both ancient Indian philosophers and Greek philosophers like Democritus and Leucippus proposed the existence of fundamental particles of matter, they used different terms (Parmanu in Indian philosophy and atoms in Greek philosophy) and had slightly different philosophical frameworks for ...
Democritus called these fundamental particles “atoms,” a term derived from the Greek word “atomos,” meaning indivisible.
Democritus and Leucippus were ancient Greek philosophers who proposed that matter is composed of indivisible particles called atoms. They suggested that further division of matter would eventually lead to these fundamental particles.
Indian philosophical ideas about the nature of matter, including the concept of Parmanu, contributed to the development of scientific thinking in India and influenced subsequent scientific inquiry globally, particularly in fields related to atomic theory and particle physics.