Leucippus of Miletus

about 480 BC - about 420 BC

Leucippus was a Greek philosopher who originated the atomic theory of indivisibles developed later by Democritus.
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  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  3. S M Cohen (Atomism)
  1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  2. M Lahanas
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