-434 โŸถ Anaxagoras' Attempt to Square the Circle

Anaxagoras tries to square the circle with a straightedge an...
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โš›๏ธ Democritus Proposes Atomic Theory

Democritus proposes the existence of indivisible particles, which he calls atoms.โŸถ
Democritus Proposes Atomic Theory (-440)
Ancient greecePhilosophyAtomic TheoryNatural PhilosophyPhysicsIdeas
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๐Ÿ“ Anaxagoras' Attempt to Square the Circle

Anaxagoras' Attempt to Square the Circle (-434)
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Athens Adopts Metonic Cycle for Calendar Synchronization

Athens adopts a 19-year cycle of synchronizing solar and lunar calendars.โŸถ
Athens Adopts Metonic Cycle for Calendar Synchronization (-432)
Ancient greeceCalendarsAstronomyTimekeeping
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๐Ÿงช Empedocles Proposes Theory of Four Humors

The Greek physician and philosopher Empedocles articulates the notion that the human body has four humors: blood, bile, black bile, and phlegm, a belief that dominates medical thinking for centuries.โŸถ
Empedocles Proposes Theory of Four Humors (-431)
Ancient greecePhilosophyMedicineAncient World
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โž— Hypsicles' Mathematical Contributions

Hypsicles, Greek mathematician and astronomerโŸถ
MathematicsAstronomyAncient greeceGeometryNumber TheoryScientific Advancement
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