5 Questions
Who postulated the idea of Parmanu as the smallest particles of matter in ancient India?
Maharishi Kanad
Which ancient Indian philosopher elaborated on the doctrine of Parmanu and its existence in combined form?
Pakudha Katyayama
What did Democritus name the indivisible particles that he suggested exist in matter?
atoms
Around what time did the Indian philosopher Maharishi Kanad propose the idea of Parmanu?
around 500 BC
Who were the two ancient Greek philosophers that suggested the existence of indivisible particles in matter?
Democritus and Leucippus
Test your knowledge of ancient Indian and Greek philosophers' ideas about the divisibility of matter with this quiz on the concept of atoms. Explore the postulations of philosophers like Maharishi Kanad and their early understanding of the unseen form of matter.
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