📜 The Quest to Understand Matter
From ancient India's concept of "Parmanu" to Greece's "atoms," humanity has long sought to understand the fundamental nature of matter. This chapter bridges the philosophical insights of ancient thinkers with the experimental laws established by Lavoisier and Proust.
📅 Historical Timeline
500 BC
Maharishi Kanad proposes "Parmanu" - indivisible particles of matter
500 BC
Pakudha Katyayama elaborates that particles combine to form matter
500 BC
Democritus & Leucippus introduce "atoms" (meaning indivisible)
18th Century
Lavoisier & Proust establish experimental laws of chemical combination