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What did early Indian philosophers classify matter as?
What did ancient Greek philosophers arrive at regarding the classification of matter?
What did one school of thought believe regarding the nature of matter?
What are the five basic elements of the 'Panch Tatva'?
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What did modern day scientists evolve two types of classification of matter based on?
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Everything in the universe is made up of material named 'matter'
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According to early Indian philosophers, everything, living or nonliving, was made up of the five basic elements - air, earth, fire, sky, and water
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Ancient Greek philosophers had arrived at a similar classification of matter as early Indian philosophers
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Modern day scientists have evolved two types of classification of matter based on their physical properties and chemical nature
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For a long time, two schools of thought prevailed regarding the nature of matter, one school believed matter to be continuous like a block of wood, whereas the other thought that matter was made up of particles like sand
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