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Democritus

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- Born 460 B.C. in Abdere
 
- Was a student of Leucippus.
 
- Said matter was made of particles that were always in motion and were solid, indivisible, and invisble due to their size.
 
- Known for his and Leucippus's Five Points
 
- Wrote 70 books, none of which remain still intact today.
 
- Died 370 B.C.