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Early atomic theory in India


   Early atomic theory in India


  jondabomb
 4/3/09
 

Kanada, an ancient Hindu philosopher, put forth some of the earliest ideas of atomic theory.

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  crazyman2
 4/3/09
 

He believed that the god Ishvara initiated atomic interactions and that the atoms themselves were inactive.

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  Jblaze2
 4/3/09
 

Jainic philosophy maintained that atoms can exist in different states and that each one has distinct qualities.

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