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“The atomic theory was not generally accepted in the time of Democritus, largely because of its deterministic character, for it allows no chance, choice, or free will.”

John Freely

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 287

Chance , Time

“Empedocles tried to address the problem of change by saying that there is not one fundamental arche but four—earth, water, air, and fire—which generate all the material substances in nature by mixing together in various ways under the influence of forces he called Love and Strife.”

John Freely

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 287

Love , Way , Nature , Problem

“Although many historians of the new millennium now take issue with the notion of a Scientific Revolution, it is generally agreed that Newton's work culminated the long development of European science, creating a synthesis that opened the way for the scientific culture of the modern age.”

John Freely

Source: Before Galileo, The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe (2012), p. 190

Age , Way , Science