Philosophers of ancient Greece and India sought an answer to this question [What is matter made of] centuries before Christ. (C. N. R. Rao)

Philosophers of ancient Greece and India sought an answer to this question [What is matter made of] centuries before Christ.

C. N. R. Rao

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