Democritus and Aristotle by Sulaxchane Balachanthiran Democritus Democritus was born in Abdera at around 460 BCE (he died around 370 BCE), in Thrace, ancient Greece. Even though he is classified as a philosopher he was more of scientist. He was the first person to formulate an atomic theory and was one of the earliest Greeks […]

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‘‘Chocolate Unwrapped’’ Trip Report by Pameer Saeed This report will describe how chocolate companies make chocolate, what conditions are necessary and how these are used in order to produce sweet and delicious chocolates. History of Chocolate When most of us hear the word chocolate, we picture a bar or a box of chocolates. The verb […]

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Institute of Physics lecture Throughout the year the Institute of Physics puts on lectures about different aspects of physics. On the 31st of October the lecture was about meteorites and what they can tell us about how the universe, stars and planets can form. Astronomy by Microscope                                                                 Professor Monica Grady                                                                             Department of Physical Sciences at […]

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