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Atomism  n.  The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.





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"Atomism" Quotes from Famous Books



... nineteenth century. He first definitely formulated the atomic theory as a scientific hypothesis. The whole physical and chemical science of that century was now based upon the atom, and it is quite a mistake to suppose that recent discoveries have discredited "atomism." An atom is the smallest particle of a chemical element. No one has ever seen an atom. Even the wonderful new microscope which has just been invented cannot possibly show us particles of matter which are a million times smaller than the breadth of a hair; for that is the size of atoms. We can ...
— The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) - A Plain Story Simply Told • J. Arthur Thomson


Words linked to "Atomism" :   psychological science, chemical science, holism, atomistic, scientific theory, atomist theory, atomistical, atomic theory, psychology, atomistic theory, theory


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