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Meanings of atomic theory in anglès

(Chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles.

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      Examples for "atomism"
      Examples for "atomism"
      1
      We find in the writings of these Hindus materialism, atomism, pantheism, Pyrrhonism, idealism.
      Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations
      2
      The modern state is founded on the philosophy of atomism.
      Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
      3
      Just as in the case of atomism, they seemed to prove the validity of the preconceived idea of the current.
      Man or Matter / Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nat...
      4
      And although the limited influence of social conditions is admitted, the main position is that of a species of sociological atomism.
      The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
      5
      Though this atomism had a religious and imaginative value, it was clearly alien to the scientific spirit and could not satisfy the Faylasufs.
      A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
      1
      His theory of experience, therefore, closely parallels the atomistic theory of matter.
      Pragmatism
      Usage of atomic theory in anglès
      1
      The facts of radio-activity alone demonstrate the truth of the atomic theory.
      The Breath of Life
      2
      That system has close resemblance to the atomic theory of European philosophers.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
      3
      He then tosses the atomic theory from horn to horn of his dilemmas.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
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      But when it comes to atomic theory, things are very much more obscure.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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      We mean, of course, the atomic theory of Leucippus and Democritus.
      A History of Science — Volume 1
      6
      This was half a century before Dalton's atomic theory of matter was proposed.
      The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
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      The central subject of Sommerfeld's seminar was Bohr's atomic theory.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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      Such was the foundation of the atomic theory of Democritus.
      The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economic...
      9
      Out of the facts of chemistry the constructive imagination of Dalton formed the atomic theory.
      Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
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      The other and even more noted advocate of the atomic theory was Johan Jakob Berzelius.
      A History of Science — Volume 4
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      Bohr must have gathered that my remarks sprang from profound interest in his atomic theory.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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      So let's wait and see how atomic theory develops.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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      They tried to elucidate it by means of the atomic theory, which fairly swamped them.
      Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
      14
      These terms represented facts that followed from, but were not equivalent to, the atomic theory.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
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      The union of bodies in fixed and multiple proportions constitutes the basis of modern atomic theory.
      Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882
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      Thus he endeavours to hamper the atomic theory.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
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