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Introduction
● 6th century BC
-no telescopes, no microscopes, no laboratory
equipment.
-Greeks attempted to explain the nature of the
universe and life on earth.
Metaphysicians-looking for the reality behind all
appearances.
The Ancient Era
● 5th century
✔ Parmenides- permanence is real and change is
only an illusion.
✔ Empedocles- believed the 4 basic elements: earth,
air, fire and water.
✔ Anaxagoras-everything is made of infinitely small
particles.
The Ancient Era