Democritus


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//He was born in 460 B.C. and he died in 370 B.C.// Back then when he was alive the calendar went back wards. //He was also the first Philosopher.// //Everyone else believed the Milky Way was put there by the gods and believed that it was made of milk so that’s why we call it the Milky Way. Democritus said that the Milky Way was made of stars. He believed that in the sky there were more worlds out there. He also thought that everything was made of small particles that he called atoms. He was also mathematics and geometry pioneer in particular.// His nick name was the mocker he got that nick name because A less flattering explanation, expressed by the Roman philosopher Seneca is that Democritus was prone to displaying his contempt of human absurdity by laughing at his citizens called him 'the mocker. Do you know why astronomy is important?? Well it’s important because we wouldn’t have calendars, and with out calendars we wouldn’t be able to plant because we wouldn’t know what seasons are over and begin and Religion Astrology, Navigation, Timekeeping, Land Surveying.