What did Lucretius use the description of Brownian motion as a proof of?
The existence of atoms
The nature of dust
The essence of reality
The unpredictability of nature
Answer
Lucretius used the description of Brownian motion as a proof of the existence of atoms. He wrote that if there were no atoms, then all of matter would be one continuous whole, and there would be no motion. However, Brownian motion shows that there is motion even in small particles, which can only be explained if there are atoms that are constantly moving.
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