Introduction
Stories of the Invisible covers more than just physics or chemistry. It includes anatomy and biology as well. Five of the key points that I chose to write about are as listed: The Atomic Theory, The Periodic Table, Good Digestion, Blood, and Mendelian Genetics. Giving a variety is why I chose to read this book.
Key Idea 1: The Atomic Theory The atomic theory is the study of the nature of matter, which says that matter is made of atoms. This theory has taken more than two millennia to evolve. It was not until the late nineteenth century that technology allowed scientists to look the details parts of an atom: the proton, neutron, and electron. The Atomic Theory has many contributors such as, Democritus, Aristotle, Joseph Proust, and John Dalton.
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Atomos is from the Greek origin meaning atom. Aristotle believed in the four elements of air earth fire, and water. He felt that no matter the number of times you cut a form of matter in half, you always have a smaller piece of matter. Joseph Proust proposes the Law of Constant Composition in 1799. This law was very radical at the time. The Law of Multiple Proportions was proposed by John Dalton, a British schoolmaster and chemist, this law led to the Atomic theory in 1803. Dalton’s Atomic Theory was that all matter is made of atoms and they are indivisible and indestructible. He also believes that atoms of the same element can have different weights and atoms of different elements can have the same weight. Atoms are the smallest particles that take part in chemical reactions; and atoms do not always have to combine in simple