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GRAVITATION - Indian tradition

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►Kanada Kanada (Kanad)<br />

►<br />

Kanad) - around BC 600<br />

- Father of atomic theory:<br />

- In his text, the Vaisheshik Darshana, Darshana he describes an<br />

atomic theory<br />

more than a century before Democritus<br />

- All objects were composed of nine elements:<br />

earth water light wind<br />

ether time space mind soul.<br />

- Gurutva (gravitation<br />

( gravitation) ) was responsible for the falling<br />

of objects on the Earth.

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