Leucippus (s; Λεύκιππος, Leukippos; fl. 5th century BCE) was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism — the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms — which was elaborated in greater detail by his pupil and successor, Democritus. He was most likely born in ...
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[bird] Leucippus is a genus of hummingbirds. Its members are found in western South America. Two species, A. chionogaster, the white-bellied hummingbird and A. viridicauda, the green-and-white hummingbird are commonly placed in the genus Amazilia, while a third species, T. hypostictus, the many-spotted hummingbird, often is placed in the mo...
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[crater] Leucippus is a crater on the Moon`s far side. It is relatively isolated from other named craters, although it is located just over one crater diameter to the south-southeast of the huge walled plain Landau. To the southwest of Leucippus is the larger satellite crater Leucippus Q. The rim of Leucippus is eroded, with a smaller crate...
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[daughter of Galatea] In Greek mythology, Leucippus was a maiden of Phaestus, Crete, who was raised as a boy by her mother, and eventually changed her sex to male by the will of the goddess Leto. Leucippus was born to Lamprus, the son of Pandion, and Galatea, daughter of Eurytius the son of Sparton. When Galatea was pregnant, Lamprus told h...
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[son of Thurimachus] In Greek mythology Leucippus was king of Sicyon. He was the son of Thurimachus, son of Aegyrus, son of Thelxion, son of Apis, son of Telchis, son of Europs, son of Aegialeus (an autochthon). According to Pausanias` account, Leucippus had only one child, a daughter Calchinia. She bore Poseidon a son, Peratus, who was rea...
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Greek philosopher credited by Aristotle and by Theophrastus with having originated the theory of atomism. It has been difficult to distinguish his ... [6 related articles]
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(5th century BC) Greek philosopher and originator, together with Democritus, of the theory of atomism which Epicurus later developed. Although no original writings of Leucippus or Democritus survive, fragments of their teachings have been transmitted by later scholars such as Di...
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(lived 5th century AD) Ancient Greek philosopher. He was the originator of the atomistic theory afterwards more fully developed by
Democritus. Leucippus was probably born in Miletus in Asia Minor. ...
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