Democritus

[ dih-mok-ri-tuh s ]

/ dɪˈmɒk rɪ təs /

noun

the Laughing Philosopher,c460–370 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Possibly its existence was suggested by the discovery of the first, told as follows in the Democritus Ridens.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 |Various
The wish of Democritus to be buried in honey873 is likewise a confirmation of this practice.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2) |Johann Beckman
Democritus and my innocence came to my aid; and I determined to stand firm with silent and passive resistance.

The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first |Count Carlo Gozzi
It is not, as Democritus said, hid in the bottom of the deeps, but rather elevated to an infinite height in the divine knowledge.

Familiar Quotations |John Bartlett

Fragments only of the numerous works ascribed to Democritus have been preserved.

A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for democritus

Democritus

/ (dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs) /

noun

?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus See also atomism

Scientific definitions for democritus

Democritus

[ dĭ-mŏk′rĭ-təs ]

460?-370? bce

Greek philosopher who developed one of the first atomist theories of the universe. Democritus believed that the world consists of an infinite number of very small particles whose different characteristics and combinations account for the different qualities of all matter.

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