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Does Lucretius’ science stand up?
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Does Lucretius’ science stand up?
Does Lucretius’ science stand up?
2 March 2021
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) looks at the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius’ theory of ‘atomism’, calling it “very prescient” but pointing out that he wasn’t right in thinking atoms were the smallest particles.
Listen: BBC Radio 4’s ‘Cultural Exchange: Bristol’ (from 19 mins 57 secs)
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