INTRODUCTION If there are roots to western science, they no doubt lie under the rubble that was once ancient Greece. With the exception of the Greeks, ancient people had little interest in the structure of materials. They accepted a solid as being just that, a continuous, uninterrupted substance. One Greek school of thought however, believed that a piece of matter could be subdivided indefinitely and there WAS a basic particle upon which all substances are built. Here then, is where we start. 2 of 67
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