Nathan- Historical Ideas about the Nature of Matter

By MsHawkins24
  • 600 BCE

    Greek Philosophers

    The Greek Philosopher tries to rap there minds around the ideas of matter. They also could not produce an experiment to prove it.
  • 495 BCE

    Empedocles

    Empedocles Was a poet and a Philosopher. He brang the idea that all matter was made up of 4 components. These componets are Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.
  • 400 BCE

    Democritus

    Democritus said that all Atoms are invisible and that particles cannot be broken down further than they already are. He also said that atoms very in many different shapes and sizes.
  • 355

    Aristotle

    Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher and was the first teacher in the west. He also did not agree with atomic model and took in the four element model that Empedocles believed in.
  • 1200

    Alchemists

    The Alchemists were the first people to demonstrate and preform hands on experiments with the particles. The Alchemists belived in 3 main ideas. These ideas are the substance could give them eternal life, The substance could dissolve any substance, Some substances could change into others.