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Democritus

b. 460–457bce

Greek philosopher. Credited with creating, jointly with Leucippus, the atomic theory of the universe.

Source

Oxford classical dictionary

Bibliography

Oxford classical dictionary. 4th edition, revised. Edited by Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth, and Esther Eidinow. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012.

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